Texas National Guard members on missions like Operation Lone Star would receive a $500,000 death benefit if they die in the line of duty under a bill the Senate approved unanimously. Currently, they are not guaranteed death benefits.
so it could apply to Evans and other soldiers who died while serving on Operation Lone Star.
About 4,000 troops continue to serve on the border security mission, which began in March 2021. Problems have included late or missing pay for the troops, squalid living conditions and a rash of suicides tied to the mission. The Legislature has spent more than $4 billion on Operation Lone Star, blowing past the budget it set for the mission in 2021.The Senate made some amendments to the bill to clarify language on how the money would be paid out.
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