Texas Senate leaders signal intent to spend big on border securityThe state has spent $4 billion on border initiatives in the past two years, including $40 million to bus migrants out of Texas into Democrat-led cities.
Gov. Greg Abbott hires “border czar” to accelerate wall constructionThe governor said Mike Banks, a recently retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to find ways to deter people from crossing the border illegally.
Texas awards $307 million in contracts for 14 miles of new border wallThe two companies awarded contracts on Thursday will erect border barriers in Del Rio and the Rio Grande Valley.
Texas received 1,700 unused border wall panels from the federal government and plans to use them for Abbott’s border barrierTexas plans to repurpose the panels, left over when the Biden administration halted work on former President Donald Trump’s wall, to erect 1.3 miles of border barrier.
Gov. Greg Abbott has touted the state’s efforts to build a border wall, but many details remain a mysteryAbbott unveiled the first 900 feet of border barrier Saturday. But the state has been mum on where it plans to build additional barriers and how many miles it can afford.
Five firms being considered for design and construction of Texas-Mexico border wall that Gov. Greg Abbott promisedOne of the companies being considered previously built a 3-mile barrier that is at risk of falling into the Rio Grande.
State agency recommends two firms to oversee construction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas-Mexico border wallThe state is expected to award the contract in mid-September to begin the construction of a Texas-Mexico border wall.
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