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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,071 posts)
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 01:44 PM Jun 2021

Greg Abbott Launches Website to Fund Border Wall, Demands Biden 'Return Texas to Texas'

During a press conference on Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott detailed his plan for building a wall on the border the state shares with Mexico. He also tore in President Joe Biden's handling of the influx of migrants coming into the country and demanded the president "return Texas land to Texas."

The Republican governor also announced that Texas is funding a $250 million down payment to help pay for a border wall. "It's more than enough to hire a project manager and contractor to begin building the wall. We are committed to adding more resources as needed going forward," Abbott said.

The governor sat at a desk with a small sign in front of him that read "borderwall.texas.gov," the web address where he is directing potential contributors to give donations to help Texas build its own wall.

Abbott spoke of more than $1 billion being allocated from the state budget toward border security, saying that since the federal government is not enforcing federal immigration laws, "Texas taxpayers are having to step up."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/greg-abbott-launches-website-to-fund-border-wall-demands-biden-return-texas-to-texas/ar-AAL7Czu

Don't you mean the original Tejanos gringo?

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Greg Abbott Launches Website to Fund Border Wall, Demands Biden 'Return Texas to Texas' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2021 OP
Return? winetourdriver01 Jun 2021 #1
Texas Judge True Blue American Jun 2021 #4
Is Bannon in on this, lol? Baked Potato Jun 2021 #2
Oh, joy! Still rabble rousing for a wall that can be scaled, costs to maintain and disrupts wildlife Karadeniz Jun 2021 #3
Meanwhile, President Obrador say umm Excuuuuse me but.. Budi Jun 2021 #5
I would enthusiastically return Texas to Mexico. Polly Hennessey Jun 2021 #6
At the rate at which Texas is circling the drain I don't think Mexico would take it Norbert Jun 2021 #8
Me, too! Deuxcents Jun 2021 #10
Hey, Greggie! ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #7
Most of the money Andy823 Jun 2021 #22
The "Almost" Is Relevant ProfessorGAC Jun 2021 #23
That'll sure fix our electicity woes! TxGuitar Jun 2021 #9
Does all of the land (on which they want to build this wall) belong to TX? MissMillie Jun 2021 #11
Texans, I like the Abbott plan for the wall. Horizonal steel rebars spaced 6 inches NCjack Jun 2021 #15
Sorry, amigo. Texas gets returned to Mexico. Vinca Jun 2021 #12
Construct the wall out of wood. 11 Bravo Jun 2021 #13
Ab-butt..just like frump, look..I'm building the wall..while the electric grid fails in the heat PortTack Jun 2021 #14
Can we ask for our federal dollars back and call it even? Johonny Jun 2021 #16
These old scams never stop working, do they? Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #17
Yeah tell me, how well did that work out the last time? Initech Jun 2021 #18
Now how is Ted Cruz going to get to Cancun? lame54 Jun 2021 #19
Oh how I wish we could PatSeg Jun 2021 #20
Is he referring to the land that the Trump Administration seized to build the wall? tanyev Jun 2021 #21

Polly Hennessey

(6,799 posts)
6. I would enthusiastically return Texas to Mexico.
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 01:58 PM
Jun 2021

Best thing ever: seeing Texas in my rear view mirror. I had to live there for a period of time. Ick!

ProfessorGAC

(65,089 posts)
7. Hey, Greggie!
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 02:03 PM
Jun 2021

The wall your pretend god emperor built cost $30,000 per foot.
Your $250 million will build 8,333 feet of wall. About 1.6 miles.
Or, you can put up cyclone fencing and stop nobody.

Andy823

(11,495 posts)
22. Most of the money
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 06:27 PM
Jun 2021

will probably end up in someone else's pockets, maybe!

It did work for Bannon, almost, so I wouldn't doubt if Abbott and trump are thinking they can do a better "scam" than Bannon did, and they can get away with millions of Texas tax payer dollars, along with millions from trumps braindead "cultists".

ProfessorGAC

(65,089 posts)
23. The "Almost" Is Relevant
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 06:45 PM
Jun 2021

Because I think Gannon (when he's sober) is shrewder than Abbott or that other thing.
If he almost got away with it, those 2 will find a way to screw it up.

MissMillie

(38,567 posts)
11. Does all of the land (on which they want to build this wall) belong to TX?
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 03:01 PM
Jun 2021

I asked this question yesterday and didn't get a response.

I did a quick search on eminent domain and border wall, and found that a Federal judge okayed the seizure (by the Federal Government) of private land to build the wall. If this is the case, the land doesn't belong to the state and TX has no rights to build anything on it.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
15. Texans, I like the Abbott plan for the wall. Horizonal steel rebars spaced 6 inches
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 04:13 PM
Jun 2021

apart, so the invaders can't squeeze between them. For sections of wall where the invaders are having success crossing, keep doubling the height of the wall into they give up.

tanyev

(42,578 posts)
21. Is he referring to the land that the Trump Administration seized to build the wall?
Thu Jun 17, 2021, 05:02 PM
Jun 2021

He never said a peep about it when that happened. I hope Biden does give that land back to the owners it was seized from and force Abbott to seize it for the state if he wants that wall so bad.

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