Texas is reportedly using materials originally intended for the construction of Trump’s border wall for the state’s own border protection. New reports reveal that the Lone Star state has obtained 1,700 panels to use for its own wall construction plan.

The Daily Wire reports:

“Francoise Luca, a spokesperson for the Facilities Commission, said the state didn’t have to disclose to the federal government that it planned to use the panels for Texas’ border wall project, adding that the state followed the surplus program’s rules,” The Tribune reported.

“In December, the Facilities Commission hired New York-based Posillico Civil Inc. to haul the panels from San Diego to Eagle Pass at a cost of $2 million, according to the contract awarded to the engineering firm. The company finished the job earlier this month,” it added.

The panels are expected to cover approximately 1.3 miles of the Lone Star State’s border barrier.

Upon entering office last year, President Joe Biden signed an executive order that ended the construction of the wall partly constructed under former President Donald Trump.

In December, Gov. Abbott announced that Texas had started the first stretch of its own wall.