Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton filed a bill in the Texas House of Representatives on March 4 aimed at creating a fund to pay for "Border security enhancement projects." As an Op-Ed from The Blaze's Daniel Horowitz explained, it could even lead to the construction of the border wall in certain states.
Slaton's bill would use state funds to complete the border wall in Texas and would require the governor to seek reimbursement from the federal government.
In short, if the bill passes in the Texas legislature, the state would be able to construct a border wall system along its southern border using money from the Biden administration.
The bill would also strengthen Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's existing push for border security, reinforcing "Operation Lone Star" which launched this week and deployed National Guard and Border Patrol agents to protect the southern border against incoming drug cartels.
President Joe Biden halted construction of the border wall the day he took office, declaring a pause on "Work on each construction project on the southern border wall."
Construction for the border wall began in 2017 with then-President Donald Trump's Executive Order 13767, which ordered "The immediate construction of a physical wall on the southern border."
While Slaton's bill wouldn't amend who law enforcement can actually apprehend, funding the construction of a border wall system could prevent a portion of immigrants from crossing legally, and the system of roads built alongside the wall would greatly aid border security agencies in apprehending who they're currently allowed to under the interim guidelines.
https://www.westernjournal.com/texas-bill-opens-loophole-biden-border-wall-might-get-built/
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