Texas National Guard Increasing Efforts to Secure Southern Border

AUSTIN – Texas Governor Greg Abbott is surging Texas National Guard with the intent to better secure the southern border.

According to the Governor, the Guard is now authorized to enforce Texas law, including arresting people who have crossed the border illegally and violated Texas law. They are working with the Texas Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement to increase border security. In addition to performing a law enforcement function, Abbott said this week that the Texas National Guard is also helping with the early stages of constructing border barriers and a border wall.

“The Texas National Guard is playing an unprecedented role to secure the border because of the unprecedented refusal of the federal government to fulfill its obligations under federal law,” Governor Abbott said.

Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, @TxDPS & @TexasGuard have seized:

▪️ Over 100 lbs of fentanyl
▪️ $3.8M in currency
▪️ Over 1.4K lbs of meth
▪️ 272 firearms

Thank you for keeping our families safe from the dangers caused by Biden’s reckless open border policies.

— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) August 25, 2021

Since Governor Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021, over 4,600 arrests have been made by the Texas Department of Public Safety for charges including criminal mischief and criminal trespass.

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