Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent letters on Thursday to U.S. congressional leaders requesting the federal government reimburse Texas for the $11.1 billion the state has spent on border security. In the letters,

Texas Governor Greg Abbott called for the federal government to pay back $11.1 billion that was spent on Operation Lone Star, Texas' border security effort, during the Biden Administration.

In a letter to U.S. congressional leaders, the governor blamed previous border security policy for leaving Texas “defenseless,” forcing state officials to spend billions.