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.
Abbott’s office did not respond to ABC13’s questions by Tuesday afternoon.
Since April 2022, Texas has bussed nearly 52,000 migrants to Washington, D.C., New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Denver, and Los Angeles, according to a news release from Abbott’s office.
You are off by a factor of ten. The cost is $1453 per person. 75,561,032/52,000
Yea 1400 from Texas to Chicago is still pretty pricey but w/e. That money wouldn’t go far towards feeding/housing them but even if it covers a month that’s all most need to find work and pay for themselves after
You are correct - I blame copy/paste. :)
You’re both wrong. the article states the $75 million is from AUGUST 2022 to August 2023. The 52,000 number is from April 2022.