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      By: Middleton, et al. S.B. No. 825     (Guillen)           A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and   financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 752, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter D to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER D.   STUDY ON IMPACT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION           Sec.   752.101.     ANNUAL IMMIGRATION IMPACT STUDY. (a)   The   office of the governor shall conduct an annual study on the   economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal   immigration in this state.           (b)     The office of the governor may collaborate or contract   with a state or federal agency, a political subdivision, an   institution of higher education, or a nonprofit organization or   other private entity to assist in conducting the study required by   this section.           (c)     On request by the criminal justice division of the   office of the governor, the Office of Court Administration of the   Texas Judicial System shall coordinate with and provide information   to the division.           Sec.   752.102.     BIENNIAL REPORT.   Not later than December 1 of   each even-numbered year, the office of the governor shall prepare   and submit to the lieutenant governor and legislature a report   containing the results of each study conducted in the preceding two   years under this subchapter.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.