Congressional spending bill would allocate $12 billion to pay border states for immigration enforcement efforts, like Operation Lone Star.

The U.S. House is poised to vote on the massive budget reconciliation bill imminently which also includes preservation of 2017 tax cuts and changes to Medicaid and SNAP.

Texas stands to get up to $12 billion in federal reimbursement for money the Texas Legislature has spent trying to secure the border under the big spending package the U.S. House approved early Thursday morning.