The conservative U.S. Supreme Courtroom has by now affirmed that the U.S. govt has the right to remove Abbott’s razor wire stunt, one of his lots of immigration stunts.
But alternatively of accomplishing a little something to safeguard his citizens from soaring gun violence, or even demanding that Congress pass the bipartisan immigration invoice Republicans preferred until eventually Donald Trump explained it was much better for his re-election prospective buyers not to, Abbott is paying out more taxpayer revenue for yet yet another performative caper.
From The Texas Tribune:
Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced that the point out is developing an 80-acre foundation camp in Eagle Pass for Texas National Guard soldiers who are deployed for Operation Lone Star, the $10 billion state energy to discourage people from immigrating into Texas illegally.
Abbott mentioned the new facility will home between one,800 to 2,300 soldiers — the foundation would achieve the increased determine if the condition deploys far more troops to the border — and each and every will have specific rooms.
Even with all that dough for Operation Lone Star, The Tribune notes that the deployed troops have faced various challenges, such as difficulties with their pay back and shortages of healthcare machines, cold temperature equipment and plates for their bulletproof vests.
