Texas Legislature sends $1.54 billion bill for border barriers to Gov. Abbott

Texas National Guard and Texas state troopers position themselves on the banks of the Rio Grande on Dec. 20, 2022, in El Paso to manage a large influx of migrants. State lawmakers have approved a bill to spend more than $1.5 billion for additional barriers on the Texas-Mexico border. (Credit: Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The Texas Tribune)

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The Texas Senate on Friday gave final approval to Senate Bill 3, which would appropriate $1.54 billion to continue building a barrier along the Texas-Mexico border and to fund immigration enforcement efforts.