'One Big Beautiful Bill' Includes $12B for Border Security Reimbursements for Texas, Border States
- The U.S. House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill early Thursday, including $12 billion to reimburse border states for security expenses since January 21, 2021.
- The reimbursement provision responds to lobbying by Texas officials, notably Governor Greg Abbott's request for over $11 billion spent on Operation Lone Star amid federal border enforcement gaps.
- Operation Lone Star deployed more than 10,000 troops and built physical barriers, with Texas officials claiming major reductions in illegal crossings while immigration groups question its effectiveness.
- The bill was approved by a razor-thin margin of 215 to 214 following last-minute changes designed to gain support from conservative Republicans, and it is now set to advance to the Senate where additional revisions are likely.
- If enacted, Texas would likely receive most reimbursement funds, which supporters say redress federal neglect, while critics note some arrests under Operation Lone Star involve minor offenses.
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Trump bill may repay $196M Ducey spent to turn shipping containers into short-lived border wall
WASHINGTON – In 2022, Arizona spent $196 million on a border wall built by stacking about 2,200 shipping containers – about half to install it and the rest to take it down five months later. On Thursday, House Republicans approved $12 billion to reimburse states for border security spending during Joe Biden’s presidency. That move could allow Arizona to recoup some of the money spent on that short-lived barrier installed – and dismantled – by fo…
'One Big Beautiful Bill' includes $12B for border security reimbursements for Texas, border states
The sprawling 1,000-plus page package carries Trump’s title, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," as well as his campaign promises to extend the tax breaks approved during his first term while adding new ones, including no taxes on tips, automobile loan interest and Social Security.
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