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IOWA CITY, Iowa Agreements released Monday show Iowa is donating the use of state troopers and their equipment at “no cost to Texas” to fight crime along the U.S. border with Mexico, but a spokesman for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said there still is a chance Texas could later reimburse some costs.
The agreements show Iowa troopers, members of an Iowa State Patrol tactical team that responds to high-risk situations, command staff and an investigator will be part of the deployment. The total number is redacted from the documents, but Iowa officials have said previously they expect to send 25 to 30 officers from the Iowa Department of Public Safety for a two-week mission this month.
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July 12, 2021 3:09 PM By RYAN J. FOLEY and DAVID PITT
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FILE - In a June 10, 2021 file photo, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks with community leaders during a visit in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Agreements between Iowa and Texas show Iowa is donating the use of state troopers and their equipment at no cost to Texas to fight crime along the U.S. border with Mexico. Despite that language, a spokesman for Reynolds says there still is a chance Texas could eventually pick up the costs after the mission concludes.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday that Iowa will cover the cost of troopers sent to Texas to fight crime along the U.S. border with Mexico, confirming the state would fund the mission after the release of agreements showing the effort would come at “no cost to Texas.”
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The US state of Iowa has dispatched troopers to the border state of Texas, which has been struggling with an influx of immigrants and refugees.
“Iowa is donating this resource,” according to the agreements, signed by the director of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management on July 2 and released by the department Monday under the open records law.
Texas still has the means to eventually pay Iowa although the troopers have been offered at “no cost to Texas.”
Iowa is donating this resource, according to the agreements, signed by the director of Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management on July 2 and released by the department Monday under the open records law.
Pat Garrett, a spokesman for Reynolds, said the agreements don t necessarily mean that Texas won t eventually pay Iowa for part of the costs, saying nothing is final until we really end the mission. Obviously, Texas and Arizona had an immediate need so we wanted to make sure we were answering it, he said. Again, we won t have final payment details until all of this is over.
Garrett said the state has ruled out the use of private donations.
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