We have 13 million acres around the state, and if there’s something that meets the federal government’s needs, we want them to be able to utilize that,” Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said.

Texas is quickly becoming the blueprint for how incoming Trump officials expect to work with states on border security – a stark pivot from recent years when it was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials. Texas Gov.

A viral post shared on Threads claims the state of Texas purportedly gifted President-elect Donald Trump 355,000 acres of land for deportation camps. View on Threads Verdict: False The claim is false and was debunked by Lead Stories on Nov.