Will the feds pick up the tab for Texas’ $11 billion border crackdown? Republicans are pushing it
Gov. Greg Abbott, who has urged congressional leaders to pay the state, is set to visit Capitol Hill Wednesday.
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Rep. Roger Williams introduces bill to reimburse Texas for Operation Lone Star
The new bill reinforces Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for the federal government to repay the $11 billion Texas has paid for the ...
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Border Wall Construction Restarts in California and Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse the state for $11 billion it says it spent on its own border wall during ...
Sen. John Cornyn wants to play hardball as Texas seeks $11 billion for border costs
Gov. Greg Abbott will make another trip to Washington next week to push for $11 billion to defray state spending on border ...
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As Trump takes office, a new Texas bill would make it easier to build the border wall
Meanwhile, a new bill recently filed in the Texas Senate would make it easier for new border wall segments to be built in the Lone Star State. CBS News Texas politics reporter Jack Fink spoke with ...
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Texas border wall completed at state-owned ranch in Starr County
McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A 1.5-mile segment of state-built border wall on newly acquired land in Starr County in South Texas is completed, officials say. Construction of the segment ...
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President Trump pledges to expand border wall, praises Texas Gov. Greg Abbott
"Think of it—20 times what they paid! Corrupt and horrible." Biden's expansion of the border wall in Texas The Biden administration expanded border wall construction in certain areas. In October ...
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1Texas Gov. Abbott Wants $11 Billion Border Security Reimbursement: Protecting
And Abbott would like Congress to pay up. Meanwhile, a new bill recently filed in the Texas Senate would make it easier for new border wall segments to be built. Filed by state Sen. Brandon ...