Border security funds added to Trump’s tax bill after months of talks.
This congressman just secured billions for Texas in Trump's new tax bill. Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican, helped add a $12 billion provision that will reimburse states for costs they incurred fighting illegal immigration during the Biden administration.
Texas bore the heaviest burden, spending over $11 billion on Operation Lone Star to secure its border when the federal government wouldn't. McCaul revealed this wasn't a last-minute addition – it took months of strategic negotiations with Speaker Mike Johnson, Governor Abbott, and Homeland Security Committee leadership.
The provision was added to Trump's "big, beautiful bill" just hours before the final House vote. While the bill must still pass the Senate, McCaul is confident it will succeed with Senator Cornyn championing it. For Texas taxpayers, this means potentially recovering billions spent doing what many Republicans argue was the federal government's job – securing the border when Biden wouldn't.