Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has met with the Honduran president but didn't discuss Texas border security efforts aimed at stopping the flow of immigrants.
The meeting Thursday with Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez was the first time Abbott has hosted a Central America leader since taking office. Abbott said in a statement that the two focused their discussion on economic relations.
Tens of thousands of migrant children fleeing violence and poverty in Honduras crossed into Texas last year. The first lady of Honduras visited a South Texas immigration shelter last summer at the height of what was described as a humanitarian crisis.
Abbott is pushing for a costly and significant increase in border security. The plan has widespread GOP support but growing tensions in the Legislature are complicating those efforts.
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