"I think I was struck by the conditions these folks were being held in," Talarico said. "This is not a matter of some bad apples at a Border Patrol station. Texas spent roughly $800 million on border security in 2019, according to the state’s legislative budget board. "James supports stronger border security and safe, secure, and humane detention facilities. He’s the only candidate in this race to unveil a border security agenda endorsed by Republicans and Democrats that will add more border patrol agents and improve technology at the border to better detect threats.