Texas private company paid $75 million in 1 year to bus migrants out of state, report shows

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Thanks to a public records request made by ABC13's investigative team, we now know exactly how much Texas has spent busing migrants out of state in the past year.

Texas has paid Wynne Transportation $75.5 million in the span of a year to transport migrants to "sanctuary cities" across the U.S., a report showed.Texas reportedly paid a private company $75.5 million in the span of a year to transport migrants to sanctuary cities across the U.S.

Transaction data provided by the Texas Department of Emergency Management shows the state paid Wynne Transportation $75,561,032.72 from Aug. 19, 2022, through Aug. 23, 2023, to bus migrants out of state. 13 Investigates asked the department for more details on the spending, but our questions were referred to Gov. Greg Abbott's office.The state is specifically bussing migrants to so-called "sanctuary cities." The City of Chicago's website says that means they "will not ask about your immigration status, disclose that information to authorities, or, most importantly, deny you City services based on your immigration status.

 

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