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