AUSTIN, Texas — A panel of Texas lawmakers on Monday unanimously authorized spending another $86 million on the state's law enforcement surge at the Mexico border, a move that will allow National Guard units to be gradually replaced by state troopers and surveillance technology.
The 10 Senate and House members of the bipartisan Legislative Budget Board approved the extra funding, despite Democrats' concerns during the hearing about a "militarized" border. Some Republicans, meanwhile, worried that the National Guard may be needed for longer than planned if President Barack Obama's recent executive action on immigration sparks a new surge of people pouring into Texas illegally.
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