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America is at a crossroads on border security, and with Republicans holding the majority in the House this spring the American people have a real chance to act. Rep. Jodey Arrington laid out Texas’s case plainly on Fox News, explaining that the Lone Star State is doubling down to defend its communities after what he called an unprecedented migrant crisis under the Biden administration.
Arrington has translated that outrage into action, authoring H.Res.50 to affirm that states retain the constitutional authority to defend themselves when the federal government abandons its duty — a resolution that won the backing of every Texas Republican in the U.S. House on May 7, 2026. This is not theatrics; it is a sober, constitutional response from leaders who watched Washington fail and watched Texas pay the bill.
The cost of federal inaction is real and staggering, and Arrington has been blunt about it. In an op‑ed published May 13, 2026 and in his budget work for the House, he laid out an annual taxpayer hit of roughly $150 billion and showed Texas alone spent billions through Operation Lone Star to pick up the slack — facts that make clear why Congress must prioritize enforcement and exact accountability.
Texas didn’t wait for permission; it acted — deploying razor wire, buoy barriers, and state resources while the Department of Justice picked legal fights that only proved Washington’s unwillingness to secure the frontier. Those state measures and the ensuing legal battles underscore the hard truth conservatives have been saying for years: when the federal government fails, states must be empowered to protect their citizens.
Now is the moment for Republicans to convert righteous fury into lasting policy: codify states’ rights to defend their borders, fully fund Customs and Border Protection and ICE, and cut the federal incentives that act as a magnet for illegal migration. If Congress refuses, taxpayers and border communities will continue to pay the price — but if conservatives seize this majority and pass real enforcement and fiscal accountability, we’ll finally put American families and the rule of law first.
