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November 18, 2014      2:42 PM

Straus, Dewhurst and Perry propose to extend border surge

$86 million needs LBB approval, would extend security surge through next Summer

Texas’ top Republican leaders on Tuesday agreed to extend the state-led border security surge through the end of the fiscal year.

There had been speculation about whether The Legislature would have to deal with this right off the bat in January, but Speaker Joe Straus, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, and outgoing Gov. Rick Perry signed off on a budget execution that will "marshal resources from a variety of state sources to enhance the state's efforts to secure the border region,” the three of them announced in a joint statement.

The agreement they signed off on needs the approval of the Legislative Budget Board, which meets again on Dec. 1.

By Scott Braddock