Earlier: The GOP-controlled #Texas Lege passed a biennial state budget that will effectively halve the amount dedicated to its multi-billion-dollar #border security operations—from a proposed $6.5B down to about $3.4B. Still, that remains 4 times higher than the $800M that Texas budgeted prior to Operation Lone Star. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-quietly-downsizes-border-security-spending/