Abbott announced that his already $4 billion border mission would provide grant funding for cities and counties, following a press conference by some local officials calling on the governor to take more drastic action to secure the border.
, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.announced Thursday that the state will spend an additional $30 million on his border mission, Operation Lone Star, to provide grants to cities and counties seeking financial assistance to combat criminal activity related to border crossings.
under the Texas and United States constitutions and to deploy state resources to remove migrants from the country. Immigration law enforcement and deportations are the responsibility of the federal government.“While the Biden Administration has abandoned border communities, the State of Texas will support them and help them respond to the disaster that President Biden has caused on the border,” Abbott said in a statement Thursday.
The Operation Lone Star grant program launched in September of last year with an initial $100 million in funding available for local governments. To date, $58 million has been distributed, while $42 million has yet to be used, according to a press release.
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