But president Biden and vice president Harris failed to pony up for four years and then asked Texans to pick up the tab for their bill. All told, Governor Abbott and the state legislature had to spend more than $11 billion to make up for the Biden administration's blunders. and malfeasance and nonfeasance when it came to border security and immigration. So it's not particularly complicated. Securing a country's borders is the function of the federal government. (11:04–11:14)
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Asserts that Texas spent over $11 billion due to federal border security failures.
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