Texas has faithfully executed the law and played a vital role in national security — a role the state must now maintain and reinforce.
The hard lessons Texas learned at its border have led to the creation of the largest state effort in national security in our nation’s history. Now is not the time to forgo that effort.
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, Texas has made significant and historic strides in asserting state sovereignty and fighting for the nation’s security. The effort has led to more than 49,000 criminal arrests, with more than 42,200 felony charges. More than 900 children have been rescued, and Texas law enforcement has seized over 573 million lethal doses of fentanyl — enough to kill every man, woman, and child in the United States and Mexico combined.
There are two key roles which Texas must continue to play: making Texas the most unfriendly state for illegal immigration and leading the fight against Mexican cartels in American communities. This requires a whole-of-government strategy that must be approached with the same level of commitment and tenacity that we had when fighting Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
We will work with our federal partners, we will deploy our resources as necessary and continue to build upon the momentum we have gained since 2021 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s leadership. […]
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