Texas, Abbott

Texas Governor Spent $11 Billion On Border Security. Now He Wants Federal Reimbursement
Greg Abbott sent letters to Congress, urging federal support to cover Texas' multibillion-dollar Operation Lone Star expenditures.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requests $11.1B from Congress for border security efforts
Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the federal government to pay back $11.1 billion that was spent on Operation Lone Star, Texas' border security effort, during the Biden Administration.
Governor Abbott asks congress to reimburse Texas for border security costs
Abbott says deploying more than 10,000 Texas National Guard soldiers and Texas DPS troopers to the border cost the state almost $6 billion.
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 soldiers to Texas border in support of Trump immigration policies
The soldiers departed Monday from Houston and Fort Worth, marking a change from the Republican governor's legal battles with the Biden administration. Abbott spent the last four years testing a state's ability to enforce immigration law — at times at odds with Border Patrol.
Texas Gov. Abbott asks government to reimburse state for $11B spent to secure southern border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion of taxpayer money it has spent on border security over the past four years.
Greg Abbott seeks $11 billion in federal reimbursements for border security
In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asks Congress for $11 billion to cover his border crackdown under Biden
The governor said the costs “fell squarely on the shoulders of Texas taxpayers but should have been the federal government’s responsibility.”
Greg Abbott asks Congress to reimburse $11 billion Texas spent on border security
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation, Abbott requested more than $11 billion from Washington.
Governor Abbott seeks federal reimbursement for Texas border security costs
Governor Greg Abbott has called on U.S. Congress to reimburse Texas for over $11.1 billion spent on border security. Abbott attributes the expenditure to the Biden Administration's
Gov. Abbott says feds owe Texas $11B for border security
Governor Greg Abbott this week officially demanding reimbursement for the $11 billion shelled out by Texas taxpayers to do a job the Biden administration simply refused to accomplish.
State of Texas: ‘Whatever it takes,’ State leaders vow to support Trump border security, deportation efforts
Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas would have support from Washington now that he was in office.
Texas Wants $11 Billion Back From the Government
Greg Abbott has requested $11.1 billion from the federal government to reimburse his state for its border security operations ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants $11 billion federal reimbursement for Operation Lone Star
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants Congress to reimburse Texas for more than $11 billion spent on border security during the Biden administration.
Gov. Greg Abbott asks federal government for $11B to cover Operation Lone Star. Here's why.
The Republican governor blamed the just-ended presidency of Democrat Joe Biden for the state having to step up to secure its border with Mexico.