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Gov. Greg Abbott redirects $500 million
COURTESY OF THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he is moving another $500 million to fund Operation Lone Star, his border security initiative at the Texas-Mexico border. The move comes three weeks after state military officials said the multibillion-dollar operation was in need of an infusion of cash to keep it afloat through the end of the fiscal year.
Abbott said the money would be taken from the budgets of other Texas agencies, including nearly $210 million from the state’s H...