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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is in process of reminding the Biden administration that the responsibility for securing the southern border lies with the federal government. The State of Texas has been picking up the expenses that incur. Now he is asking county judges to tally up their costs and send him the totals. Abbott says he is going to bill the federal government for the costs.
Abbott rightly tells the county judges (not a judicial position, it’s a county’s CEO) that Texans should not be paying for Biden’s border disaster. Several counties have declared states of emergency because they simply do not have the resources to cope with the situation. County and local governments do not have the personnel or funds to take care of the emergencies caused when illegal migrants are dumped into their communities due to a lack of space in shelters. Governor Abbott put Operation Lone Star into place to address border security and saf
South Texas Officials Worried About Flooding Due to Border Levee Breaches April 16, 2021
South Texas officials say they are worried about flooding during the hurricane season starting June 1 from breaches in a levee system that remain after border wall construction was halted.
Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez told Border Report that there are at least four breaches in the levee system protecting Hidalgo County’s low-lying region from floods during a major storm.
Cortez spoke next addressed a dirt levee built to protect the delta region from seasonal flooding from the Rio Grande.
He said border wall construction under former President Donald Trump opened breaches in the region’s levee system but they weren’t repaired before President Joe Biden issued an order to stop all construction after he took office in January.
PALMVIEW, Texas (AP) â South Texas officials say they are worried about flooding during the hurricane season starting June 1 from breaches in a levee system that remain after border wall construction was halted.
Hidalgo County Judge Richard Cortez told Border Report Wednesday that there are at least four breaches in the levee system protecting Hidalgo County s low-lying region from floods during a major storm.
Cortez spoke next addressed a dirt levee built to protect the delta region from seasonal flooding from the Rio Grande.
He said border wall construction under former President Donald Trump opened breaches in the region s levee system but they weren t repaired before President Joe Biden issued an order to stop all construction after he took office in January,
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