Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington in search of $11 billion payback for border costs
Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the nation’s capital as he seeks $11 billion to cover the state’s 4-year-old border security ...
Gov. Abbott back in Washington, D.C. asking for federal reimbursement of border security costs
Abbott said that if Congress pays back the state, they will receive about 70 miles of border wall that either has already ...
Greg Abbott responds to pope on deportation criticism: ‘The Bible calls for strong borders’
Pope Francis’ rebuke of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation operation apparently did little to shake Gov. Greg Abbott’s ...
Gov. Abbott advocates for Congressional reimbursement of $11.1 billion spent on Texas border security in second trip to D.C.
With billions of dollars on the line, Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington, D.C. for the second straight week.
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Burrows, Patrick and Abbott: Texas’ Big 3 have big plans and a wary new dynamic
The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...
Texas leads in securing the border
Gov. Abbott has set an example to follow. He has shown how states can come alongside and assist the federal government in enforcing the law. Many states such as Florida, Tennessee, and South Dakota ...
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Cornyn backs Abbott's $11B reimbursement request for border security
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is supporting Gov. Greg Abbott’s request for federal reimbursement of the $11 billion Texas has ...
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Trump’s mass deportation plans have echoes of a 1950s federal crackdown that swept through Texas
Seventy-one years after the Eisenhower administration launched a high-visibility operation to arrest undocumented immigrants, ...
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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 border security operation.