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Kelly Hancock
Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Kelly Hancock
Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
Kelly Hancock
Acting Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
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Sheriff Immigration Law Enforcement Grant Program

Senate Bill 8

Senate Bill (SB) 8 establishes a grant program supporting the sheriffs who have entered into certain kinds of immigration law enforcement agreements with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Eligible sheriffs were able to apply for grant funds starting as early as Jan. 1, 2026.

As of June 22, 2026, the Comptroller's office has awarded 52 grants for a total of $4.3 million for FY26.

The table on this page shows the FY26 awarded grants from the program.

Sheriff Offices and Grant Awarded, Fiscal 2026
FY26 Applied County Name(s) FY26 Grant Amount
Anderson $80,000.00
Atascosa $80,000.00
Austin $80,000.00
Bee $80,000.00
Borden $80,000.00
Bowie $80,000.00
Brewster $80,000.00
Cass $80,000.00
Castro $80,000.00
Comal $100,000.00
Comanche $80,000.00
Cooke $80,000.00
Crosby $80,000.00
Dallam $80,000.00
Eastland $80,000.00
Falls $80,000.00
Fayette $80,000.00
Garza $80,000.00
Goliad $80,000.00
Gonzales $80,000.00
Grayson $100,000.00
Hartley $80,000.00
Hemphill $80,000.00
Henderson $80,000.00
Hidalgo $120,000.00
Hockley $80,000.00
Hood $80,000.00
Houston $80,000.00
Jackson $80,000.00
Jasper $80,000.00
Jim Wells $80,000.00
Lamb $80,000.00
Lampasas $80,000.00
Lavaca $80,000.00
Milam $80,000.00
Moore $80,000.00
Nacogdoches $80,000.00
Ochiltree $80,000.00
Orange $80,000.00
Parker $100,000.00
Parmer $80,000.00
Polk $80,000.00
Rains $80,000.00
Runnels $80,000.00
Stephens $80,000.00
Tarrant $140,000.00
Terrell $80,000.00
Trinity $80,000.00
Victoria $80,000.00
Wilson $80,000.00
Winkler $80,000.00
Yoakum $80,000.00

Contact us with questions about the SB 8 program.