Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.

Here's why the Texas governor, who helped make border security a top issue in the 2024 election cycle, is heading back to Washington next week.

According to the Texas Tribune, Governor Greg Abbott says he's also ready to hand over to the federal government more than 50 miles of constructed border wall, nearly 20 miles of planned border walls,