Gov. Greg Abbott is set to announce a new border security strategy today that he said will “deter migrants from making the dangerous journey to illegally cross the border into Texas.”
The announcement on Thursday at 1pm CT/12pm MT will be made from a privately owned ranch in Eagle Pass, Texas, just miles from the Rio Grande.
Abbott’s new effort comes as he seeks nearly $3 billion more in Texas’ next legislative session for border security for his Operation Lone Star. The border security project, which militarized the southern border and spread razor wire across the state, has cost taxpayers $11 billion since its launch in March 2021.
The governor will be joined by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Freeman Martin, Adjutant General of Texas Major General Thomas Suelzer, Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, Association Against Sexual Assault CEO Rose Luna, and ranchers Kimberly and Martin Wall.
The video will appear below once it begins.
The event will also livestream on Abbott’s facebook page.
Jeff Abbott covers the border for The El Paso Times and can be reached at: jdabbott@gannett.com; @palabrasdeabajo on twitter or @palabrasdeabajo.bsky.social on Bluesky
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