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Texas governor: We will build our own border wall

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(AP) Texas Governor Greg Abbott says his state will immediately begin plans to build a barrier along its border with Mexico.

But questions remain on the total cost, timeline or specific location along the state’s 1,200 miles of border for the project already costing Texans a quarter of a billion dollars.

Governor Abbott signed letters Wednesday directing the hiring of a project manager, allocating $250 million for a down payment and requesting that the federal government return land obtained from border region private homeowners during the Trump administration to the original owners, which the state hopes to use for the barrier.


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WE’VE HEARD MEXICO WILL PAY FOR IT — WE’VE SEEN MONEY REDISTRIBUTED FROM THE MILITARY FOR IT.

NOW–TEXAS GOVERNOR Greg Abbott WANTS YOU TO PAY FOR IT!

HE ANNOUNCED TEXAS WAS PUTTING A $250 MILLION DOLLAR DOWN PAYMENT TO FINISH A WALL ALONG THE TEXAS BORDER.
FEDERAL LAWMAKERS SAY THE WALL COULD COST ANYWHERE FROM 26 TO 46 MILLION DOLLARS per MILE DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU ARE ALONG THE BORDER. HE’S ASKING PEOPLE TO CHIP IN VIA A CROWD FUNDING WEBSITE.
“And make no mistake, the border crisis that we’re dealing with right now is a direct result of the open border policies that have been put into place by the Biden administration.”
PRESIDENT BIDEN SHUT DOWN BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION ON HIS FIRST DAY IN OFFICE.
OPPONENTS OF THE BORDER WALL HAVE DISMISSED GOVERNOR ABBOTT’S ACTIONS — CALLING IT POLITICAL THEATRE MEANT TO HELP HIM GE RE-ELECTED NEXT YEAR.
THE LAST TIME PRIVATE FUNDS WERE RAISED WAS FOR WE BUILD THE WALL.
FOUR PEOPLE — INCLUDING STEVE BANNON, TRUMP’S FORMER ADVISER — WERE CHARGED WITH ALLEGEDLY DEFRAUDING DONORS.
TRUMP PRE-EMPTIVELY PARDONED BANNON BEFORE LEAVING OFFICE.
AS LAWMAKERS CONTINUE TO ARGUE OVER A SOLUTION TO THE BORDER CRISIS — WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MIGRANT CHILDREN AT THE BORDER?
CHECK OUT JIMMIE’S STORY BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW.