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Video: National Guard Troops on Border Struggling Financially

Some of the Texas National Guard troops deployed by Gov. Rick Perry to help secure the border haven't been paid and are unable to pay for their own food or gas, according to a report from KGBT Action 4 News in the Rio Grande Valley.

By Marcy Martinez, KGBT News Rio Grande ValleyAug. 29, 2014, 11:45 a.m. CentralUpdated Aug. 29, 2014, 11:45 a.m. Central

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Video: National Guard Troops on Border Struggling Financially

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August 29, 2014

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<p><span>Some of the Texas National Guard troops deployed by Gov.&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a><span>&nbsp;to help secure the border haven't been paid and are unable to pay for their own food or gas, according to a report from&nbsp;</span><span>KGBT Action 4 News in the Rio Grande Valley.&nbsp;</span></p>
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Video: National Guard Troops on Border Struggling Financially

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August 29, 2014

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Some of the Texas National Guard troops deployed by Gov. Rick Perry to help secure the border haven't been paid and are unable to pay for their own food or gas, according to a report from KGBT Action 4 News in the Rio Grande Valley. 

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