Demanding that Congress reimburse the State of Texas for the costs incurred in securing the southern border.

HCR 51 is a Texas House Concurrent Resolution demanding that the U.S. Congress reimburse Texas $11 billion for costs incurred through Operation Lone Star, a state-led border security initiative. It claims Texas spent this amount since 2021 to address "historic levels of illegal immigration" along the southern border, citing over 8 million border encounters reported by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol. The resolution does not create new law or require congressional action - it is a symbolic demand addressed to Congress, reflecting Texas' position that federal immigration policy failures imposed undue financial burden on the state. It directly affects Texas' budget and federal-state relations but has no legal force.