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Mattie Parker: “When the Biden administration did not secure [the border]…”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth's Growth and Challenges: Mayor Mattie Parker on Education and Infrastructure

Published May 18, 2025 | Video Starts at 11:20

Yeah, it's been incredible, the partnership that. Texas has put together with the federal. Government and how they stepped up so many times. When the Biden administration did not secure [the border], Texas filled the gap. There have not been any decided decisions. On reimbursing states, but I know many. Of the governors have asked for it, and we've appreciated their help, and it's not fair. (11:20–11:24)

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Asserts that Texas took action to secure the border when the Biden administration did not.

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