The Texas legislature has allocated more than $11.6 billion to border security efforts over a four-year period, the most in state history.
The amount is more than what the Trump administration allocated to federal border security efforts in Texas.
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Texas Spends More On Border Security Effort In 4 Years Than What Trump Gave State
Migrants walk past razor wire fencing to be taken by the Border Patrol after crossing the Rio Grande river in Eagle Pass, Texas, Sunday, May 22, 2022. The U.S. government has expelled migrants more than 1.9 million times under Title 42, named for a 1944 public health law, denying them a chance to seek asylum as permitted under U.S. law and international treaty for purposes of preventing the spread of COVID-19. President Joe Biden wanted to end Title 42, but a federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction that keeps it intact. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
