Lawmakers on a House panel Monday debated whether to provide additional money toward a state border wall. The Legislature is in its third special session of...
Smoke is seen over the US-Mexico border wall, following the end of a blockade by drivers in Mexico that started Monday, outside of the Pharr–Reynosa International Bridge, on Monday, April 11, 2022, in Pharr. Gov. Greg Abbott wants lawmakers to approve $1.5 billion in funding for a state border wall.AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott is asking lawmakers to approve an additional $1.
During the regular session, lawmakers appropriated $5.2 billion for Operation Lone Star, Abbott’s border security operation, for the two-year cycle that began last month. The recent funding was an increase from the $4.6 billion lawmakers approved in 2021.But the additional $1.5 billion — an almost 29% increase from what was approved a few months ago — has divided lawmakers on the House Appropriations Committee. Rep.
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