{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://jackson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2614", "Texas Set to Receive $7.5 Billion for Border Security after Rep. Ronny Jackson\u2019s Push", "2026-09-22", "2026", "2026-09", "Republican", "House", "TX", "Ronny Jackson", "J000304", "jackson.house.gov", "jackson", "https://jackson.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) announced that Texas is set to receive $7.5 billion in federal reimbursement for border-security costs incurred by the state during the Biden administration, providing long-overdue relief to Texas taxpayers who shouldered the cost of securing the nation\u2019s southern border.\n\nThrough Operation Lone Star, Texas spent more than $11 billion to address the unprecedented consequences of the Biden administration\u2019s failed open border policies. For years, Jackson has fought to ensure Texas and other border communities are not forced to bear the financial burden of a crisis created at the federal level.\n\nIn 2023, Jackson introduced the Reimbursing Border Communities Act, legislation to provide federal reimbursement to communities along the southern border for eligible costs associated with responding to the border crisis. This Congress, he reintroduced the legislation, continuing his effort to ensure Texas taxpayers receive federal support for the unnecessary costs they incurred protecting their communities.\n\nIn November 2025, Jackson joined members of the Texas congressional delegation in urging the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to prioritize reimbursement for Texas\u2019 border-security expenditures.\n\nIn July 2026, Jackson again joined the Texas delegation in supporting Texas' request for Operation Lone Star reimbursement as authorized by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.\n\n\u201cTexas taxpayers stepped up when President Biden failed to secure our southern border, and Texans should not be forced to foot the bill for the federal government now,\u201d said Rep. Jackson. \u201cI have fought for years to make sure Texas is reimbursed for the enormous costs it incurred protecting our communities and our country. Border security is national security, and Texas answered the call. This $7.5 billion is a major step towards righting the wrongs of the Biden administration\u2019s failed open border policies.\u201d", 1, "2026-09-23T09:45:16Z", "2026-09-23T09:46:14Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://jackson.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2614"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.9235722720623016, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}