DHS Agrees to Reimburse Texas $7.5B for Border Security
Texas will receive three-quarters of a $10 billion border reimbursement fund, with officials saying the grant follows years of state security spending.
- On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the Department of Homeland Security awarded Texas $7.5 billion to reimburse the state for border security expenditures incurred during Joe Biden's presidency.
- This funding arrives 14 months after Congress authorized the State Border Security Reinforcement Fund through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a priority for President Donald Trump and Texas Republicans.
- "Texas held the line when Washington would not," Abbott said, noting the state spent over $11 billion on Operation Lone Star, which his office claims reduced illegal border crossings by more than 80%.
- The $7.5 billion grant will factor into the budget state lawmakers pass when the Texas Legislature convenes in January, following negotiations with Homeland Security Secretary Mullin.
- Texas continues pursuing an additional $3 billion in Department of Justice grants for immigration-related law enforcement, with the department already awarding funds to Kendall County.
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wbap.comFeds Approve $7.5B Payback To Texas For Biden-Era Border Costs
The Department of Homeland Security has approved $7.5 billion to reimburse Texas for Operation Lone Star border-security costs, potentially returning to state coffers much of what Texas leaders say they spent doing work the Biden administration left undone. The award would cover about 75% of the nearly $9.985 billion Texas documented in its federal application and no more than about 68% of the broader $11.1 billion the state said it had spent or…
After 14 months of waiting, the federal government will pay for Operation Lone Star, implemented by Greg Abbott during the government of Biden
DHS agrees to reimburse Texas $7.5B for border security - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved reimbursing Texas $7.5 billion for costs incurred by the state's border security operations during the Biden administration's border crisis. It's the first time Texas has received such a reimbursement, thanks to a new [...]
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DHS approves $7.5 billion border security reimbursement for Texas
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security approved a $7.5 billion federal funding reimbursement to Texas for border security costs, Governor Greg Abbott announced Friday. The reimbursement was for Operation Lone Star, a border security initiative Gov. Abbott launched in 2021. He said taxpayers "spent billions" during border security efforts. Thousands
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