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DOD: Military Cuts Could Cost Texas $1.7 Billion 3/2/13
Associated Press
March 2, 2013
AUSTIN - The Defense Department says automatic government
spending cuts could see military operations in Texas lose at least $1.7 billion
before the end of the fiscal year.
In a Friday letter to Governor Rick Perry, the department said the Army
would lose $233 million in base operations funding across Texas. That includes
cuts at Fort Bliss, Fort Hood and Fort Sam Houston.
Meanwhile, Army weapons depot operations in Red River and Corpus Christi may
lose as much as $1.4 billion.
The Air Force could lose $92 million, with cuts hitting facilities at
Lackland, Randolph and Sheppard Air Force Base.
That's an estimated $1.725 billion total by September 30th.
A Perry spokesman blamed the steep reductions on the White House's refusal
to work with Congress to find responsible spending cuts.