AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP legislative leaders on Thursday shifted nearly $775 million into border security and school safety, plus $100 million to cover bills from Texas’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paying for National Guard soldiers to help erect fences and apprehend migrants at the Texas-Mexico border requires a $340 million cash infusion, the leaders said.
And Abbott’s busing of migrants to Democratic-led cities in the Northeast needs $20 million more, to continue into next year, according to persons knowledgeable about the fund transfers announced Thursday.
