{"id":29153,"date":"2024-02-16T21:26:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T21:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/02\/16\/texas-to-build-80-acre-border-base-for-national-guard-troops\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:18:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:18:44","slug":"texas-to-build-80-acre-border-base-for-national-guard-troops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/federal-oversight\/2024\/02\/16\/texas-to-build-80-acre-border-base-for-national-guard-troops\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas to build 80-acre border base for National Guard troops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>This article was shared as part of an ongoing project between Military Times and the <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/\"><i>The Texas Tribune<\/i><\/a><i>, a nonprofit newsroom that informs Texans about state policy and politics. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/newsletters\/the-brief\/?utm_medium=website&#038;utm_source=trib-ads-owned&#038;utm_campaign=trib-marketing&#038;utm_term=inline-CTA-brief\"><i>Sign up for The Brief<\/i><\/a><i>, its daily newsletter.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2024\/01\/24\/texas-guard-standoff-with-feds-continues-despite-supreme-court-ruling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Greg Abbott<\/a> on Friday announced that the state is building an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for Texas National Guard soldiers who are deployed for Operation Lone Star, the $10 billion state effort to deter people from immigrating into Texas illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbott said the new facility will house between 1,800 soldiers to 2,300 soldiers \u2014 the base would reach the higher figure if the state deploys more troops to the border \u2014 and each will have individual rooms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBefore this effort here, they had been living in conditions that were atypical for military operations,\u201d Abbott said during a news conference in Eagle Pass. \u201cBecause of the magnitude of what we\u2019re doing, because of the need to sustain and actually expand our efforts of what we\u2019re doing, it\u2019s essential that we build this base camp for the soldiers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said troops are scattered around the area, living in tents, hotels and private residences, and some have to drive an hour to get to Eagle Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbott didn\u2019t say how much the new base would cost; his office didn\u2019t respond to an email from The Texas Tribune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Texas Major Gen. 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