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Texas National Guard soldiers check concertina wire fence where migrants must cross through to turn themselves into Border Patrol in El Paso as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico on June 1, 2024. PAUL RATJE/ the Texas Tribune

Feds reimburse Texas for $7.5B in border spending

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has awarded a long-awaited $7.5 billion to Texas as reimbursement for the money the state spent on border security during Joe Biden’s presidency.The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Administration approved the grant Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday.Release of the funds comes 14 months after Congress first authorized border reimbursement in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a key priority for Texas’ Republican delegation and Gov. Greg Abbott, who in the first week of President Donald Trump’s term publicly requested the federal government repay state border costs.“I spoke with Secretary ...

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