From what was said this morning they are honoring him for bringing attention to their situation
I heard him say something about an award on Fox and Friends this morning, too. I’m looking forward to his report - I suspect he’ll tell it like it is. When I heard him mention going to the border this morning (IIRC he said he was invited), I first thought that Sherriff Babeau or Joe may have invited him, but it turns out it was the Border Patrol and read here the Laredo sector.
If he’s going to Texas, that’s a fairly big deal IMHO. Perry has been touting the people he put on the border because the Federal gov’t wouldn’t act and that it had a big effect. Trump said in a speech the other day that Perry didn’t do anything but the new governor (Abbott) is doing a lot and he likes him. This could get good :-)