I will continue to fight to secure our border.

Dan Crenshaw · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.95 specificity 0.83 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

As Texans we are on the front lines of any future immigration crisis, and I will continue to fight to secure our border.

The candidate commits to continuing efforts to secure the border.

ISSUES - Dan Crenshaw
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I lead the Task Force to Combat Mexican Drug Cartels and will continue to take that work seriously to secure America and protect our communities.

The candidate commits to continuing anti-cartel work in Congress.

ISSUES - Dan Crenshaw
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Evidence

Sponsor: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (Introduced 01/15/2025). Latest Action: 01/15/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. The bill is titled "State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025" and is described as requiring the federal government to reimburse eligible states for border security expenses.

Crenshaw introduced a concrete border-security bill in the 119th Congress, showing active legislative effort toward border security.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.424 - State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2025
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Introduced in House (02/01/2023). Mr. Crenshaw (for himself and several Texas Republicans) introduced the "State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2023," which would reimburse states for border security expenses. The bill was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Crenshaw previously introduced a border-security reimbursement bill, another concrete attempt to advance border security policy.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.712 - State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2023
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Roll Call 143, H.R. 3602, "End the Border Catastrophe Act," was brought to the floor on a motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended. The vote failed 215-199. The roll call lists Rep. Crenshaw as voting Yea.

Crenshaw voted for a border-security bill that failed in the House, which counts as effort but not delivery.

never same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 143
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Roll Call 392 concerned a resolution "strongly condemning the Biden Administration and its Border Czar, Kamala Harris’s, failure to secure the United States border." The vote passed 210-202, and the roll call lists Rep. Crenshaw as voting Aye.

Crenshaw publicly supported a House action centered on border security, consistent with ongoing efforts to press the issue.

partial same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Roll Call 392
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Congressman Dan Crenshaw introduced bipartisan legislation to reimburse states like Texas that have spent significant resources on enforcing federal immigration laws. The release states, "My bipartisan bill simply reimburses states like Texas for doing the federal government's job."

His official House release documents an earlier concrete border-security legislative effort.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Dan Crenshaw - Crenshaw Introduces State Border Security Reimbursement Act
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Mr. Jackson of Texas (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Ellzey, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Babin, Mr. Gill of Texas, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Gosar) introduced H.R. 2128, a bill to direct DHS to make grants to border communities for security measures along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Crenshaw was a named cosponsor/participant in another border-security bill in 2025, reinforcing ongoing effort.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.2128 - Reimbursing Border Communities Act of 2025
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Border Security & Immigration: "Our immigration system is broken. We must act swiftly to ensure we keep the American people safe and enforce the rule of law. Border security must come first."

Crenshaw's official office page still foregrounds border security as an active priority, which is consistent with continued effort but does not itself show that the border has been secured.

unresolved same_term

Issues & Legislation | Congressman Dan Crenshaw
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H.R.7420 — 119th Congress (2025-2026) ... Sponsor: Crenshaw, Dan ... Introduced 02/09/2026 ... Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ...

Crenshaw continued to pursue immigration-related legislation in the same term, but this bill remained at the introduction-and-referral stage and does not prove delivery of the broader border-security promise.

partial same_term A for effort

Dan Crenshaw | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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The House Clerk's May 29, 2026 floor-votes page shows only the date header and no roll-call entries, so I infer no House floor votes were recorded that day.

Official House floor-votes page shows no recorded votes on May 29, 2026, indicating no new House floor action in the lookback window.

unresolved same_term

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives - Votes: May 29th, 2026
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Crenshaw said his border-security reimbursement provision advanced in the House reconciliation bill and would send $12 billion to DHS to reimburse Texas and other states for border-security costs, including detention, removal, and stopping illegal crossings and smuggling.

Official House release documents a concrete border-security legislative advancement: Crenshaw advanced a $12 billion DHS reimbursement provision tied to border security actions.

delivered same_term A for effort

Crenshaw Secures Major Wins in House: Border Reimbursement, Gender Procedure Restrictions, and Medicaid Work Requirements Pass in Landmark Bill
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AP reported that Trump signed a bill giving his immigration and deportation agenda nearly $70 billion after the House passed it 214-212; the package includes $38 billion for ICE and $26 billion for Border Patrol.

A major immigration-enforcement package was enacted in the lookback window, showing continued federal border-security action during Crenshaw's term.

delivered same_term A for effort

Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term
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The Guardian reported that DHS waived environmental and preservation laws so CBP could build border infrastructure in Big Bend, Texas, tied to $46.5 billion Congress put into border-wall construction.

The new border funding was already moving into on-the-ground implementation in Texas, with roads, barriers, and surveillance planned for Big Bend.

delivered same_term A for effort

‘It’s massive destruction’: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national park
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The current official issue page says Crenshaw "will continue to lead efforts in Congress to secure our border" and to fight cartels.

His House website still frames border security as an active priority and states an ongoing commitment to border enforcement and cartel opposition.

delivered same_term A for effort

Border Security and Immigration | Congressman Dan Crenshaw
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AP reported that the Supreme Court cleared the way to revive a border policy limiting daily asylum processing at the U.S.-Mexico border.

In the lookback window, a major federal border-control ruling moved the enforcement agenda forward, consistent with the border-security fight Crenshaw has championed.

partial same_term A for effort

Supreme Court clears way for Trump administration to revive restrictive policy for asylum seekers
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Crenshaw did continue to push border-security policy in office: he introduced and cosponsored border-related bills and advanced a border-security reimbursement provision in a House package. That is real legislative effort and some movement, but the evidence does not show that the border was actually secured, so the promise is only partially fulfilled.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 91%

delivered same_term

This promise is best read as an effort promise in a federal legislative context: Crenshaw said he would continue to fight for border security, not that he alone would fully secure the border. The evidence shows sustained same-term action consistent with that promise, including introducing border-security reimbursement bills in 2023 and 2025, backing other border bills, voting for border-security measures, and materially advancing a border reimbursement provision in the House in May 2025. The June 10, 2026 enactment of a major immigration-enforcement package during his term further supports that the broader agenda he worked on moved forward, even if he was not solely responsible for the final outcome. Because the promise was to keep fighting rather than to personally complete border security, his repeated sponsorship, votes, and legislative advancement are enough for full delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 87%

delivered same_term A for effort

Crenshaw’s promise was framed as continuing to fight for border security, not achieving a fully secured border by himself. The evidence shows repeated same-term federal action: he introduced border-security reimbursement legislation, cosponsored related border-community security legislation, voted for border-security measures, and materially advanced a $12 billion DHS border-security reimbursement provision in a House reconciliation bill. As a House member, this is a credible delivery of the promised continued fight within his federal role, even though the broader border-security outcome remains politically and operationally incomplete.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

delivered same_term A for effort

The promise is framed as continuing to fight for border security, not as a measurable pledge to fully secure the border. In federal House context, Crenshaw has repeatedly sponsored or supported border-security measures during his congressional service, including the State Border Security Reimbursement Act versions, H.R.424 in 2025, H.R.7420 in 2026, H.R.2128 in 2025, and votes for border-security related House actions. Several measures did not become law, so this does not prove the broader policy outcome of a secured border, but it does satisfy the narrower campaign promise to continue fighting for it during the same term.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

delivered same_term A for effort

The promise was framed as continuing to fight for border security rather than guaranteeing a fully secured border. The evidence shows repeated same-term actions consistent with that commitment: Crenshaw introduced border-security reimbursement legislation in 2023 and 2025, supported related border-security measures, voted for the End the Border Catastrophe Act, and joined additional 2025 border-community security legislation. Some measures failed or remained referred to committee, so this does not prove the broader border-security outcome was achieved, but it does show the promised continued fight was carried out.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%