AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation, Abbott requested more than $11 billion from Washington.

As president, Trump will likely have the final say in whether or not to grant Abbott’s request for a full reimbursement for Operation Lone Star.

The governor's order comes after Trump complained about the federal call for flags to be lowered in honor of former President Jimmy Carter's death.

Greg Abbott is formally asking Congress to foot ... make those expenditures at the feet of Democratic former President Joe Biden. “President Biden’s policies left Texas and the rest of America ...

When Donald Trump takes control of the White House on Monday, he will inherit something his voters hardly would have expected during a long campaign of berating outgoing President Joe Biden on immigration: a U.S.-Mexico border with the lowest number of illegal crossings in five years.

AUSTIN, Texas — The governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, asked the United States ... He blamed former President Joe Biden's policies for leaving "Texas and the rest of America defenseless" against ...

President Joe Biden has ordered flags be flown at half-staff through Jan. 28 in honor of former President Jimmy Carter.

President Joe Biden issued an order to fly American flags at half-staff for 30 days. But those 30 days include Inauguration Day, when President-elect Donald Trump officially takes office. Some state governors, including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alabama Gov.

Biden ordered ... Texas Governor Greg Abbott (L) has ordered flags to be flown at full-staff on President-elect Donald Trump's (R) Inauguration Day. Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire/Francis ...

President Joe Biden ordered flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of former president Jimmy Carter. The 30-day period includes the day of president-elect Trump's inauguration.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants Congress to reimburse Texas for more than $11 billion spent on border security during the Biden administration.

Greg Abbott has ... On Dec. 29, President Biden ordered flags across the country to fly at half-staff for 30 days following Carter's death. On Monday, Gov. Abbott released a statement that he ...