Democratic State Rep. Mary Gonzalez Wants Special Session On Funding Of Texas Border Wall

Dallas TX

18 June, 2021

12:44 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth June 18, 2021 Democratic State Representative Mary Gonzalez of El Paso criticized Governor Abbott's policy of building a state border wall. "Where are our priorities? We have a very serious electrical grid issue happening right now," she said. She also said she doesn't like the way the Governor made the $250 million down payment by having the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) transfer the money from its budget to the state's disaster fund. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.