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Gov. Greg Abbott expands Texas border wall in new deal with Laredo, even as crossings plummet
Even as border crossings drop, Gov. Greg Abbott continues to build more border walls, now targeting Laredo, a city that has ...
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With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
Some are questioning whether lawmakers should commit billions more to border security with illegal crossings dwindling and a ...
More than 31,000 undocumented patients sought medical care in Texas in November, state data shows
More than 31,000 undocumented people sought medical care in Texas in November 2024 after an executive order by Gov. Greg ...
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Texas Poised to Spend $6.5 Billion More on Border Security—Even as Crossings Plummet
Despite record-low border crossings and renewed federal immigration enforcement, Gov. Abbott's Operation Lone Star keeps ...
With 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 mone ...
Trump is spending billions on border security. Some residents living there lack basic resources.
“The border security issue takes up all the oxygen and a lot ... Texas state leaders said they are committed to investing in ...
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With the border quiet, Texas ponders spending another $6.5 billion on border security
If approved, the appropriation would increase the tab for the state’s border security spending to nearly $18 billion since 2021, when Gov. Greg Abbott began the state’s own crackdown ...
Early Texas hospital data shows millions spent in care for non-U.S. citizens
While the cost of care for undocumented patients is high, Texas also has a high uninsured citizen population contributing to uncompensated care costs.