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Columnist: Texas Wasting Time Sending National Guard Troops to Mexico Border
By EJ Montini Arizona Republic In a wildly popular political move Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced that he will deploy about 1,000 Texas National Guard troops to the Mexico border, a decision that will cost the state about $12 million a month. Perry also has said that he would commit $1.3 million each week to…