The money will be drawn from an existing but unused pot belonging to the Department of Public Safety set up for emergency radio infrastructure and is expected to fund up to the first three months of the operation.
“The governor will continue working with state leadership to secure additional funding from sources including the governors authority to respond to emergencies and disasters and budget execution,” Perry spokesman Rich Parsons said.
Perry announced last week he will send up to 1,000 National Guard troops to the border to help law enforcement, as a crush of unaccompanied Central American children cross into Texas. The plan is estimated to cost about $12 million a month.
