Texas is unfolding new actions to help Trump secure the limit – CBS News

Lieutenant governor Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas that the state will do everything he needs to secure the southern border. His comments follow a number of executive orders issued by governor Greg Abat for state agencies to cooperate with the Trump administration. The Democratic Congressman of North Texas, Mark Weisie, has blown up President Trump’s policies. During an interview with the policy reporter Jack Fink, the lieutenant governor discussed the taxpayer funded by the savings accounts, the facilitation of ownership tax, the law on abortion of the state and others. (Original Air Date: February 2, 2025)

Lieutenant Governor says Texas is “resolved” to secure the limit

The State of Texas has taken a number of steps this week to help the Trump administration secure the southern border. Governor Greg Abbot deployed more than 400 additional troops at the National Guard in Texas in the Rio Grande Valley along with the C-130 and Chinook Helicopters aircraft to join the thousands of guard members who are already there. The governor also directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to deploy tactical strike teams to work with US internal security operations to track and arrest more than five thousand criminals with active orders across the country illegally. Ice said last week she made at least 84 arrests in northern Texas.

Abbott has issued a total of five executive orders related to the border.

These include:

• Targeting State Agencies to help federals unleash additional border barriers
• Share intelligence with Feders on foreign terrorist organizations, such as Mexican cartels and Venezuelan band Tren de Aragua.
• Determine all the lands and facilities in Texas that could be used by federals for retention and deportation of migrants.

The state’s actions come days after the Pentagon sent 15 hundred US troops to El Paso and San Diego to help the border patrol. Military deports military aircraft migrants. In El Paso, a flight carrying 80 people, including children, left the Biggs field in Fort Bliss, heading to Guatemala City.

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, R-Texas, told CBS News Texas that border repression is focused on public safety. “Whatever is needed every day, from week to week, month to month,” Patrick said. “We are determined to secure the border with President Trump. We are determined to stop terrorists from entering this country and perceive those on the list of terrorist watches that the Biden administration has not done.”

In an interview with CBS News Texas, Congressman Mark Weisie, D-Fort Worth, criticized President Trump’s actions. “He tries to play a game and scare people,” Vesse said. “So what I urge people to do is know your rights. But then ask the president instead of playing these stupid, ignorant games, bringing Democrats and Republicans and going out with a real solution for this ant, a Not what you are nonsense.

In Dallas and Fort Worth last weekend, dozens of people protested against the president’s actions. When asked what the protesters would say, Patrick replied that he had nothing to tell them. “Wereth there there is haling a rally for laken riley who Wo Wos Killed or Jocelyn Nungary, A 12-YEAR-LED GIRL TORTUD UDER A BRIDG en? If a country has no border, you have no country.

The state legislative body proposed to spend an additional $ 6.5 billion on border security in the next two -year period, ending in August 2027.

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State representative Trey Martinez Fisher, D-san Antonio told CBS News Texas that he opposed the governor’s executive orders. “I DON’T KNOW IF The Governor Has Figured It Out Yet, But President Trump Has Appoint A Homeland Security Secretary Already. Maybe He Should WITT e, if the The federal authorities will deal with this issue of satisfaction of our governor, let’s take the money of our people and put it where it should be.

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State Senator Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, praised the governor’s actions. “I think it’s great. I think it is this new day that we have in the government, the return to common sense is fantastic. Whatever Texas does to help end the tragedy we have to suffer in the last four years as well as We were constantly invading people who come here to harm the people of Texas to put an end to the federal government to do their job, I am all about it.

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Battle for taxpayer -funded savings accounts

Lieutenant governor Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas that by this Wednesday, the Texas Senate would approve a bill to provide $ 1 billion from taxpayers to thousands of students across the country to attend a private school. The measure, SB 2, came out of the K-16 Senate Commission on Tuesday night. “We will pass it on before next Wednesday and send it there as a rocket ship next week,” Patrick said.

From the Senate, the bill will head to the Chamber, killing such legislation two years ago. Governor Greg Abat is likely to declare him an emergency position during his state address on Sunday night. This status allows legislators to adopt legislation before reaching the 60-day sign of their legislative session.

Democrats sharply criticize education savings bills, calling them fraud and saying that they will further return the school areas that have not received an increase in their basic distribution from 2019.

“There is no way to undermine public education,” Patrick back. He insisted that the school selection account for $ 1 billion would not take funding for public schools. It comes from common funds, which he believes include some money from the budget surplus. A fiscal note on SB 2 of the Texas Senate says that the legislation will allow about 35,000 students across the country to attend a private school in 2027, the first year that the program will come into force.

Patrick said people should bear in mind that the state still pays nearly $ 40 billion to educate their $ 5.5 million students in public schools. “We did not take that money from the education fund. This is a new fund we have created so that it does not move away from public education. We are fully funding public education.”

According to the bill, 80 percent of the available positions will be filled by those who have previously attended a public school and are from families with a lower income or have a disability. All students would have the right to fill the remaining 20 percent of the slots. Each student will receive at least $ 2,000, but up to $ 10,000 a year if the student is in an accredited private school.

Disability students will receive up to $ 11,500 a year. The proposal prompted state senators to ask questions during a hearing on Tuesday. Senator Royce West, D-Dalas asked, “So all the difficulties are equal, you say that?”

The chairman of the Senate Education Committee, Brandon Creaton, R-Conroe replied: “We tried to make sure that we follow the challenges of everyone when they approach us. Yes, with great respect. ”

West asked, “So do you harass the flat platform as low -income schools, low academic?”

Creeton replied, saying, “I personally know families who have lost a child of suicide because of harassment.”

The hearing also attracted the Texas on both sides of the question. “I saw my son marginalized, abused, harassed and largely ignored after a school system that was overwhelmed and unfair with a child with a diagnosis of autism. Separation of funds from public schools without guaranteeing the quality standards of private schools, the risk of being Resources expire when we are already not funded.

Patrick said he was tired of hearing this kind of criticism. “Every time there is something to compete with public education, oh the sky falls, it’s terrible, it’s just crazy. We have more children in public school and more funding for a public school than most states have people.”

While the financing of this program comes from common revenue, school districts are opposed because if they lose students in private schools, they will lose state funding related to these students. The districts also stated that state legislators have not increased the major distribution of school districts since 2019 and that inflation has increased their costs. In their original budget 2026-27, both the Texas House and the Senate proposed an increase in funding for K-12 public schools by about $ 5 billion. Democratic MPs said this was not almost enough money for schools.

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During a wide -ranging interview with CBS News Texas, the lieutenant’s governor also discussed his proposal to provide more property tax relief. He said the Texas Senate would accept a measure to increase the owner from $ 100,000 to $ 140,000 for most homeowners and from $ 110,000 to $ 150,000 for those over 65 years.

He also said that State Senator Brian Hughes, R-Mineola, is working on a bill that would clarify the law on abortion of the state to eliminate any confusion that doctors may have when providing life-saving treatment for pregnant women. According to state legislation, doctors can only have an abortion to save the mother’s life. But doctors and women are tried by the state, claiming that the ambiguities of the law have led to confusion and severe health problems, even death.

Patrick also said that the state should take a closer look at the increasing price of insurance and how to create more affordable housing around the state.