Texas will likely spend less on border security when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, reports the Texas Tribune.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in recent weeks have signaled a willingness to scale back the state’s spending on border security, which has totaled more than $11 billion.

“It’s going to be a process for President Trump to be able to get his border and immigration reforms in place,” Abbott said a day after Trump beat Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.

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