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Pfluger, Cornyn, Cruz Lead Texas Delegation to Urge DOJ, DHS to Prioritize Texas in Border Reimbursements
Washington,
November 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC — As first reported in The Dallas Morning News, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) led a letter with the entire GOP Texas congressional delegation to the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) urging them to prioritize the State of Texas when disbursing the $13.5 billion in border security reimbursements that Rep. Pfluger helped secure earlier this year. The lawmakers wrote, in part, “President Trump’s signature legislative accomplishment, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, created two funds totaling $13.5 billion for the purpose of reimbursing states for stepping up when President Biden willfully refused to enforce our immigration laws at the border. The State of Texas bore the heaviest burden, incurring $11.1 billion in costs over four years. We respectfully request that the Departments prioritize Texas in disbursing these funds.” “In March 2021, Texas Governor Abbott launched Operation Lone Star to help secure the border when the federal government would not. Through this whole-of-government approach, the State of Texas built miles of border wall and buoy barriers and deployed personnel to maintain border infrastructure and apprehend illegal aliens, gang members, and other criminals,” they continued. The lawmakers concluded with, “Texas’s actions through Operation Lone Star were absolutely vital to ensuring the safety and security of Americans across our great country. However, our State should not have had to bear alone the costs of securing the border when former President Biden intentionally failed to do so. We therefore respectfully ask that, as the Departments prepare to disburse the funds set aside in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the State of Texas be fully reimbursed for the costs incurred to protect Americans from illegal immigration and drug trafficking under former President Biden’s disastrous leadership.” Text of the full letter is available HERE. As previously mentioned, the entire Texas GOP congressional delegation signed onto the letter which includes Representatives Pete Sessions (TX-17), John Carter (TX-31), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Randy Weber (TX-14), Roger Williams (TX-25), Brian Babin (TX-36), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Chip Roy (TX-21), Pat Fallon (TX-04), Tony Gonzales (TX-23), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Troy Nehls (TX-22), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Monica Del La Cruz (TX-15), Wesley Hunt (TX-38), Morgan Luttrell (TX-08), Nathaniel Moran (TX-01), Keith Self (TX-03), Brandon Gill (TX-26), and Craig Goldman (TX-12). Background: Texas had to take on a massive financial burden to protect its communities when the previous administration failed to do so. Through Operation Lone Star, Texas stepped up to manage illegal immigration in its communities, and Rep. Pfluger has been a strong advocate for reimbursing the state of Texas throughout his time in Congress. That fight finally paid off earlier this year when he helped officially secure those funds through President Trump's historic, landmark legislation. Read more on this huge win in San Angelo LIVE here. As previously mentioned, Rep. Pfluger fought hard to secure this money, leading several initiatives over the years, including:
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