By JL Schmidt
Nebraska Press Association Statehouse Correspondent 

First the state patrol, now some Nebraska National Guard members gave gone to Texas

 

August 17, 2023

In May, 10 Nebraska State Patrol troopers went to Texas for two weeks to help with drone surveillance of the border with Mexico. Recently, 60 Nebraska National Guard members went to Texas for a month for a similar assignment.

Is this a Nebraska problem? Or is this part of the national Republican Party agenda to allow Republican governors to take shots at the policies of President Joe Biden and blame Texas border woes on his administration.

What's in it for Nebraska? Certainly not money. The trooper deployment was the third for Nebraska and has already cost an estimated $600,000 or more from...



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