Texas Seceding From US Could Cost State Billions

Texas seceding from the U.S. could mean billions lost in transportation funding from the federal government, reported Newsweek.

Rumors about a Texas split from the union ramped up recently following an order from Gov. Greg Abbott for the Texas National Guard to protect the U.S.-Mexico border with barbed wire despite a ruling by the Supreme Court that federal Border Patrol agents could remove the wire and other barriers in place.

President Joe Biden in November 2021 signed a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure deal into law, with approximately $12.6 billion announced for transportation — to invest in roads, bridges, public transit, ports, airports and clean water — in Texas, according to the White House.