Letter in the World-Herald calling out Gov. Ricketts’s political stunt with our state patrol.

Good grief! Texas has a population of over 29 million; Nebraska has close to 2 million. The State of Texas’ current budget is $248 billion dollars; Nebraska’s state budget is $9.7 billion. The State of Texas has a budget surplus of 725 million dollars. It is beyond belief that Gov/ Ricketts is going to use Nebraska’s taxpayers’ hard-earned dollars to pay for extra law enforcement on the Texas border. Texas can darn well afford their own extra law enforcement. If our governor is trying to win points with Republicans, he can darn well spend his own money. Let Texas take care of itself.