Abbott said during a podcast that anyone can donate online to raise the money needed to construct a wall on the border shared with Mexico.
wall. He also promised"great transparency" during his proposed plan, declaring"everyone will know every penny in, every penny out, but the sole purpose for those funds will be going to build the border wall."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference on June 8 in Austin, Texas. During a recent podcast appearance, Abbot said the state will fund its own border wall using online donations., which is hosted by Comfortably Smug, Michael Duncan and Josh Holmes. During a conversation about border security with the hosts, Abbott said a wall would be built from donations made to a fund"overseen by the state of Texas in the governor's office.
Abbott had recently discussed Texas building its own wall last week. On June 10, he hosted a Border Security Summit in Del Rio, Texas, during which he said the state would build a border wall along the state's shared border with Mexico. Along with the wall announcement, Abbott discussed other border initiatives during the summit, including a $1 billion allocation for border security in the state budget, and a plan to establish a Governor's Task Force on Border and Homeland Security.
However, critics have questioned the legality of Abbott authorizing the state to construct a wall on its own. Domingo Garcia, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, spoke about Abbott's plan with thefollowing his summit comments. She said,"States don't have authority over immigration and our borders, that's a federal authority."
Garcia also threatened legal action at that time should Abbott proceed. She commented,"It's not constitutional and we're planning to challenge it in court once we see the final order."
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