Thread: Texas House votes 130-11 to approve border security bill

Texas House votes 130-11 to approve border security bill
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Posted: 47 mins ago

AUSTIN (AP) -- Plans to hire hundreds of new state troopers for the Texas-Mexico border is part of a sweeping border security measure that has cleared the state House.

The Republican-controlled lower chamber on Thursday formally sent the bill to the Senate on a 130-11 vote. Its members continued making quick work of heightening border security, which is a priority under new Gov. Greg Abbott.

But closing a $300 million gulf with the Senate's proposed plan over how much to spend on more troopers and border technology still remains.

Though it contains many facets, the most-watched is replacing National Guard troops deployed to the border last summer with state troopers.

Outnumbered House Democrats, who long have hotly opposed "militarizing" the border, mostly sat out this fight and let the bill pass without fireworks.

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=1179975

GO TEXAS!! This is so great and look how unified they are in the vote 130 to 11. Wow. Wonderful. Texas is setting an example for all great states to follow. This is the spirit of our country exemplifying itself in Texas. This is the Real America. Using their own money to sue the bad guys in DC and secure their own borders.

I am so impressed and so very grateful to the Grand People of the Mighty State of Texas!