US EditionWith the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
- Texas legislators are currently deciding whether to allocate $6.5 billion for border security.
- Operation Lone Star began in 2021 in response to the Biden administration's border policies.
- The mission enabled Sheriff Cleveland to hire deputies and acquire new equipment in Terrell County.
- Governor Abbott stated in June, “Texas will not stop until we gain full operational control of the border.”
- If approved, Texas' total spending on border security since 2021 would reach nearly $18 billion.
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The Victoria Advocate
Tyler Morning TelegraphWith border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5B on security
Texas’ massive, multibillion-dollar mission to reinforce its border with Mexico helped Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland hire two full-time deputies and three part-timers. It gave him the money to buy equipment and new vehicles.
Legislators ponder $6.5B security bill amid quiet border
Texas' massive, multibillion-dollar mission to reinforce its border with Mexico helped Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland hire two full-time deputies and three part-timers. It gave him the money to buy equipment and new vehicles. In the lawman's words, it "kept…
Chicago Tribune
Texas considers spending another $6.5 billion on border security, despite calm
By ALEJANDRO SERRANO/The Texas Tribune The massive effort, in which Texas allocated billions of dollars to bolster its border with Mexico, helped Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland hire two full-time and three part-time agents. It provided him with the money to buy new equipment and vehicles. Cleveland said it “kept us alive” as the number of illegal border crossings soared to record levels under President Joe Biden. And Cleveland, who be…
With border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5B on border security
Texas’ massive, multibillion-dollar mission to reinforce its border with Mexico helped Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland hire two full-time deputies and three part-timers. It gave him the money to buy equipment and new vehicles.
Temple Daily Telegram
With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
As the Texas Legislature irons out details of the state’s spending plan for the next two years, $6.5 billion for border security has sailed through both chambers with little fanfare. Meanwhile, the number of arrests along the border has dwindled…
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