Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

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Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

“Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.Gov. Greg Abbott said on Thursday that he and other sta…

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Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

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Texas pulls $359.6 million out of prison system to continue funding Greg Abbott's border crackdown

So far, the Republican governor's Operation Lone Star has burned through $4 billion in funding.

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Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

The latest infusion was among $874.6 million in “emergency” budget transfers requested by the Texas Legislative Budget Board.

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Texas diverts $359.6 million from prisons to keep Greg Abbott’s border mission operating

Gov. Greg Abbott said on Thursday that he and other state leaders are pulling $359.6 million out of the state prison system’s budget to fund his Operation Lone Star border