Texas State Rep. Pushes 'Trump Wall' Bill That Puts State on Hook to Finish Border Barrier

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Texas state Rep. Bryan Slaton has filed a bill calling for former President Donald Trump's border wall to be finished using state funds.

The bill, titled HB 2862, directs the Texas Department of Public Safety to finish the construction of the wall on the Texas-Mexico border by using the border security enhancement fund which "is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund," according to the bill.

"President Trump fought to bring real border security and was opposed by Republicans and Democrats in congress. While hundreds of miles of new wall were built under his leadership, the Biden administration has already ceased border wall construction," Slaton said in a statement sent to Newsweek. "With a surging immigration crisis at our southern border, it is time for Texas to stand up and finish the work that President Trump started by finishing the border wall now."

According to the text of the bill, it also calls for the wall on the state's side to be named after Trump.

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[magicarpet]

1. "The Fascist Asshole Wall,"... then paint it Orange.

[Clash City Rocker]

2. Can they build the wall all the way around the state?

[tanyev]

3. Because that's the best use of our money after one year of Covid and a hellacious winter storm.

[TwilightZone]

4. There's very little chance it will pass.

As noted, there are too many other concerns at the moment from a financial perspective.

Plus, there's never been strong support of the wall in the first place. Several polls during the Trump era showed the majority opposing the wall and others showed basically a 50/50 split. The Texas GOP has generally been tepid in their support and isn't in a big hurry to push it now.