Parson Seeks 2 2m To Send Missouri Troopers Soldiers To Texas For

Maj. Gen. Levon Compton, right, adjutant general of Missouri, listens to a question Monday during a hearing on $2.2 million requested to support sending National Guard troops and Missouri State Highway Patrol officers to Texas for... (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent) Sending Missouri state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Texas’s border with Mexico will cost more than $2.2 million, state officials told the House Budget Committee on Monday. Gov.

Mike Parson is sending 200 soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. There are about 250 National Guard soldiers already in Texas operating under federal orders, Maj. Gen. Levon Compton told the House Budget Committee. The operational commands will be separate but the goal is the same, he said.

“I have high confidence that the goal to secure the border is one that’s shared,” Compton said. Gov. Mike Parson, at a news conference near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024, signed a supplemental appropriation of $2.2 million to fund the deployment of the Missouri National Guard and the Missouri... Gov. Mike Parson met with Texas law enforcement officers on Feb. 4 during a fact-finding visit to the U.S.

southern border. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Major General Levon E. Cumpton discuss the plan to send roughly 200 Missouri National Guard troops to support Texas’ Operation Lone Star at the southern border. Video courtesy of the Governor's office, edited by Jenna Jones. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.

Opposition by senators in the hard-line Missouri Freedom Caucus threatens to derail the legislation for a second year in a row. Missouri National Guard soldiers assist in processing migrants who have crossed the Texas border from Mexico. (Photo courtesy of Missouri Governor's Office) A bill dedicating $2.2 million to support deployment of Missouri National Guard soldiers and State Highway Patrol troopers to Texas for border security on Wednesday became the first bill sent this year to Gov. MIke Parson. In February, Parson announced he would send 200 soldiers and 11 troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov.

Greg Abbott. He asked for the money to avoid dipping into emergency funds allocated for disasters or other events within the state. The bill, which passed the House almost six weeks ago, encountered little opposition as it passed 30-2, but it did bring a round of questions from state Sen. Denny Hoskins, a Warrensburg Republican who was stripped of his seat on the Senate Appropriations Committee earlier this year. Hoskins wanted to know the living arrangements for the deployed personnel and what $91,000 set aside for vehicle purchases was buying. Sending Missouri state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Texas’s border with Mexico will cost more than $2.2 million, state officials told the House Budget Committee on Monday.

Gov. Mike Parson is sending 200 soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. There are about 250 National Guard soldiers already in Texas operating under federal orders, Maj. Gen. Levon Compton told the House Budget Committee.

The operational commands will be separate but the goal is the same, he said. “I have high confidence that the goal to secure the border is one that’s shared,” Compton said. The hearing Monday was the first formal public hearing on an appropriations bill this year. The $2.2 million covers anticipated expenses through June 30, when the fiscal year ends. If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above.

Please enter your email and we will send you a password reset link. Maj. Gen. Levon Compton, right, adjutant general of Missouri, listens to a question Monday during a hearing on $2.2 million requested to support sending National Guard troops and Missouri State Highway Patrol officers to Texas for... Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent Sending Missouri state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Texas’s border with Mexico will cost more than $2.2 million, state officials told the House Budget Committee on Monday.

Gov. Mike Parson is sending 200 soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri House members questioned National Guard leadership and Parson administration officials Monday over a $2 million request for funding for guard members being deployed to Texas’ southern border. Last week, Gov. Mike Parson announced he would be deploying the Missouri National Guard to the southern border to participate in Texas Gov.

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(Missouri Independent) – Sending Missouri state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Texas’s border with Mexico will cost more than $2.2 million, state officials told the House Budget Committee on Monday. Gov. Mike Parson is sending 200 soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. There are about 250 National Guard soldiers already in Texas operating under federal orders, Maj. Gen.

Levon Compton told the House Budget Committee. The operational commands will be separate but the goal is the same, he said. “I have high confidence that the goal to secure the border is one that’s shared,” Compton said. The hearing Monday was the first formal public hearing on an appropriations bill this year. The $2.2 million covers anticipated expenses through June 30, when the fiscal year ends. A bill dedicating $2.2 million to support deployment of Missouri National Guard soldiers and State Highway Patrol troopers to Texas for border security on Wednesday became the first bill sent this year to Gov.

MIke Parson. In February, Parson announced he would send 200 soldiers and 11 troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at […] The Missouri House overwhelmingly supported Gov. Mike Parson’s plan to send soldiers and state troopers to the Mexican border Thursday by voting 122-12 for the money needed to finance it. Parson is sending 200 Missouri National Guard soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of […] Sending Missouri state troopers and National Guard soldiers to Texas’s border with Mexico will cost more than $2.2 million, state officials told the House Budget Committee on Monday.

Gov. Mike Parson is sending 200 soldiers and 11 Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers to work with Texas law enforcement at the request of Texas Gov. Greg […]

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