Texas is set to receive $7.5 billion from the federal government to reimburse the state for border-security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has approved the reimbursement, saying DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin confirmed the award in a conversation Wednesday.
“I spoke with Secretary Mullin yesterday, who confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security will be sending Texas $7.5 billion as part of the federal funding to reimburse Texas,” said Abbott. “Texas held the line when Washington would not.”
The approval follows Texas’ formal application for reimbursement submitted to DHS in June.
Texas spent more than $10 billion on Operation Lone Star during the Biden administration, deploying Texas National Guard soldiers and Department of Public Safety troopers to the southern border while funding border barriers and other enforcement efforts.
Congress authorized $13.5 billion for state border-security reimbursements last year as part of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. DHS subsequently opened applications for $10 billion of that funding.
Abbott said Texas is also seeking money from a separate Department of Justice reimbursement fund to recover additional Operation Lone Star costs.
