The lieutenant governor of Texas said unused border wall materials were pulled from an Arizona auction at the request of the U.S. government.
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said late Wednesday that Texas was never notified about the sale of the unused border wall materials and expressed interest in purchasing the steel bollards used in border fence construction at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“Texas was never told in advance about the auction of the usable wall panels,” wrote Patrick on Wednesday in a lengthy X post, referring to a GovPlanet auction that ran from Dec. 17 through Dec. 20.
Texas officials try to intercept sale of surplus border wall materials
Patrick noted that Texas became aware of the materials slated for auction on Dec. 12, the same day the Daily Wire reported the sale.
The next day, Patrick said Texas tried to find the border wall materials on the auction site, but that items were seemingly unavailable .
Patrick said his state put boots on the ground to investigate the sale: “Texas sent a representative to Arizona, and the auctioneers told him they pulled the wall panels from being auctioned off today at the direction of the U.S. Government.”