Texas to pay landowners for damage caused by border crime

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Lawmakers created the program during last year’s legislative session.

Department of Public Safety Special Operations agents escort a group of migrants through private property as part of Operation Lone Star after apprehebnding them in Kinney County near Brackettville on Nov. 9, 2021.Landowners have 90 days after an incident to file a claim, which requires a written police report documenting the damage.

Property damage caused by migrants crossing through private property — such as cutting through fences as they make their way north — has been a constant problem for border-area landowners for decades. Private property is sometimes damaged when human smugglers try to evade authorities and crash their vehicles into fences or structures., to create the program, which appropriated $18 million in state money for the fund for this year and next year.

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