Trump Says the Border Is Secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Keeps Declaring an Emergency.
Abbott’s declaration has expanded executive power and helped fund Operation Lone Star, even as Border Patrol apprehensions have fallen to about 8,000 a month.
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott renewed the border security disaster proclamation for the 69th time last month, claiming illegal crossings pose an "ongoing and imminent threat" across the state.
- The proclamation anchors Operation Lone Star, launched in 2021, which consumed over $11 billion during President Joe Biden's term and an additional $3 billion since President Donald Trump took office.
- State agencies have awarded more than $5 million in noncompetitive contracts citing the emergency, including a more than $2 million deal to Texas-based CTC Gunworks LLC for rifles and pistols.
- Democratic state Representative Mary González, vice chair of the Appropriations Committee, said legislators are scaling back border funding amid concerns that emergency money lacks oversight.
- University of Houston professor Brandon Rottinghaus warns prolonged emergency authority sets dangerous precedent, noting "governors, once they get a power, are hesitant to give it back.
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Since the governor of Texas first declared a border emergency in 2021, he has renewed or modified the proclamation at least 69 times, significantly expanding his powers.
Greg Abbott Keeps Renewing Border Emergency Order
“Last month, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott repeated a claim he’s made for the past five years. He stated that the number of people crossing the Texas-Mexico border illegally ‘posed an ongoing and imminent threat’ across the state. In doing so, he renewed a border security disaster proclamation that has greatly expanded his powers without going […]
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Trump Says the Border Is Secure. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Keeps Declaring an Emergency.
Since Texas Gov. Greg Abbott first declared an emergency at the border in 2021, he’s renewed or amended the proclamation at least 69 times. The proclamation has greatly expanded his powers without going through the state Legislature.
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