Getting them to pay was never a concern -- he's trying to rile up the base. Plus he's a construction magnate -- get enough traction to get a preliminary budget

Getting them to pay was never a concern -- he's trying to rile up the base. Plus he's a construction magnate -- get enough traction to get a preliminary budget and start allocating funds to his buddies. Even if it's just a concrete wall for 1/3 of Texas that's big $$$ for his construction cronies.