Sen. Cornyn announces $11.1B federal reimbursement plan toward Texas border efforts

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sen. John Cornyn announced that he will introduce legislation in the U.S. Senate to reimburse the Texas government for its spending on border security efforts.Cornyn's legislation seeks $11.1 billion to reimburse costs of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star initiative, which deployed the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety to the border for enforcement. Using the budget reconciliation process, he aims to adopt this reimbursement change in the