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
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