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LONESTAR — 6.17.2025 — Cornyn Secures Billions in Border Reimbursement — Texas GOP Moves to Secure Primary Elections — and More...

Sen. Cornyn Secures $13.5 Billion Border Reimbursement for Texas

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced a major win for Texas taxpayers as the Senate unveiled legislative text for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping immigration and border security proposal that includes $13.5 billion in reimbursements for state-led enforcement efforts. READ MORE.

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Sen. Cornyn Secures $13.5 Billion Border Reimbursement for Texas — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield — U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced a major win for Texas taxpayers as the Senate unveiled legislative text for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a sweeping immigration and border security proposal that includes $13.5 billion in reimbursements for state-led enforcement efforts.

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Sen. Cornyn Secures $13.5 Billion Border Reimbursement for Texas — By Texas Politics' Raeylee Barefield

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Daniel Molina

Daniel Molina is a managing editor and legislative correspondent with a decade of experience covering the evolving political landscape of the American South and Southwest.

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