Texas Governor Greg Abbott was called out by the state's largest newspaper over his recent comments related to DEI in higher education.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion of taxpayer money it has spent on border security over the past four years.

Texas Republicans in Congress are supporting Governor Greg Abbott's plea for the state to be paid back billions of dollars for its efforts to prevent illegal immigration. U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood, proposed a bill to reimburse states like Texas that have tried to secure the border on their own.

Texas reports record-high employment numbers, with a labor force of 15.5 million and 14,922,200 Texans working.

In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.

AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation, Abbott requested more than $11 billion from Washington.

Texas has partnered with the New Trump Administration to secure the border. According to a release sent by the Office of the Texas Governor Page on January 24, Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Saftey and the Texas National Guard are going to work together with the Trump Administration to stop

In a letter to Congressional leaders on Thursday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott requested reimbursement for over $11 billion spent on Operation Lone Star, launched to secure the southern border during the Biden-Harris administration.

Texas passed a DEI ban at the state’s public universities. Now Abbott wants the state to stop funding diversity programs in K-12 schools.

Gov. Greg Abbott wants the federal government to reimburse Texas $11 billion the state has poured into his border security crackdown over the last three years — including costs Texas racked up busing migrants to Democratic-led cities across the country.

The new president said he would designate drug cartels terrorists and send troops to the southern border to repel an “invasion," even as crossings are at a low.

The new president said he’ll work with Abbott to quickly build the border wall and crack down on illegal immigration.