Texas Republicans in Congress are supporting Governor Greg Abbott's plea for the state to be paid back billions of dollars for its efforts to prevent illegal immigration. U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood, proposed a bill to reimburse states like Texas that have tried to secure the border on their own.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the federal government to reimburse his state for the more than $11 billion of taxpayer money it has spent on border security over the past four years.