Texas GOP lawmakers sending bill for border costs to Washington

[TexasTowelie]

Flanked by 24 newly-elected Republican members of the Texas House, the chairman of the House Committee on the Fiscal Impact of Texas Border Security Operations Friday unveiled a half billion dollar invoice for what he says the federal government owes Texas for a failure to secure the border.

“When Washington fails to act, Texas pays the price,” said Rep. Dennis Bonnen, the Angleton legislator who chairs the special committee, which met Thursday. “To date, Texas is on the hook for over half a billion dollars in services and security costs due to the failure and inaction of our federal government, and that is the most conservative number.”

Bonnen said he was sending a copy of the “invoice” to the White House and members of the Texas Congressional delegation, and that Glenn Hegar has pledged to send the bill to Washington in a more formal manner when he takes office as comptroller in January.

“If Washington is not going to secure the border, they can at least pay the cost of their failure,” Bonnen said.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/gop-lawmakers-sending-dc-half-billion-dollar-bill-/njMLd/

[misterhighwasted]

1. Sounds like a Texas GOP sized scam to extort

There's some deep pockets to be lined. IMO

[yeoman6987]

2. Doesn't Texas already get money from the Federal Government

Now if they need more to offset the children that came in from Central America, ID be ok with that. Those states did not know that was going to happen and did cost a lot to run the program I would imagine. I think it depends on what they are requesting the funds for.

[misterhighwasted]

3. Yes. Be interesting to find the ITEMIZED invoice list

Follow the trail as to who gets the bulk of that billion. Someone's enriching themselves.
Smelling a rat cuz its how they roll in the GOP.
Thought Texas wanted to secede & be independent of the Fed Govt?

[yeoman6987]

4. Lol. True. I forgot about that.

Want to be in their own until financial reality hits. Just like a teenager.

[TexasTowelie]

6. From the article:

Bonnen’s invoice includes about $104 million for the Texas Department of Public Safety, $3 million for Texas Parks and Wildlife, and $37 million for the Texas National Guard — all part of the enhanced enforcement presence on the border — $205 million for the Department of Criminal Justice and $137 million for county jails for the incarceration of unauthorized immigrants convicted of crimes, and $72 million for the Texas Education Agency for the schooling of 7,612 of children who entered Texas as unaccompanied minors in the 12 months through October. That cost, Bonnen said, is now well over $100 million.

[Gothmog]

5. That is a stupid move on Goodhair's part

The national guard to the border was a dumb stunt