Rick Perry's Border-Deployed National Guard Troops Haven't Been Paid
Adam Weinstein · 08/29/14 12:02PMWhen Texas Gov. Rick Perry sent National Guard soldiers to the Mexico border to much fanfare earlier this summer, he couldn't say how long they'd be there. It turns out he also couldn't pay them: At least 50 soldiers haven't seen a paycheck and are getting sustenance and vehicle fuel from a local food bank.