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Texas has spent $11 billion on border security. Is it working? | The ...
Apr 22, 2024 · The recent trend comes three years after Abbott began flooding the Texas-Mexico border with state troopers and National Guard soldiers through Operation Lone Star.
Operation Lone Star: In the News | Department of Public Safety
Under our historic border security mission, Operation Lone Star, Texas has seized more than enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman, and child in America. Despite this progress, deadly fentanyl is still being smuggled into Texas communities from Mexico.
Texas Ramps Up Border Security Efforts To Repel Potential Mass ...
6 days ago · Texas National Guard soldiers working on Operation Lone Star successfully turned back 25 migrants in two separate groups attempting to illegally cross from Mexico into Texas this week. In the first incident, a drone team spotted a group of illegal immigrants on the Texas riverbank near Eagle Pass and alerted nearby soldiers, who responded and ...
Operation Lone Star: The Texas border mission explained - The Texas Tribune
Mar 30, 2022 · Operation Lone Star is a border security initiative launched by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in March 2021 in response to rising border crossings, which he blames on President Joe Biden’s immigration...
Texas officers interdict human, drug smugglers through Operation Lone Star
Nov 4, 2024 · Texas law enforcement officers have also seized more than 552 million lethal doses of fentanyl – enough to kill the populations of the United States and Mexico combined. “Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by the federal government’s refusal to secure the border,” Abbott says.
Operation Lone Star | Office of the Texas Governor | Greg Abbott
Dec 8, 2023 · Operation Lone Star personnel work around-the-clock to detect and repel illegal crossings, arrest human smugglers and cartel gang members, and stop the flow of deadly drugs like fentanyl into our nation. While the federal government …
Texas National Guard soldiers call border operation a disaster
Feb 1, 2022 · Operation Lone Star. Deplorable conditions, unclear mission: Texas National Guard troops call Abbott’s rushed border operation a disaster. The governor has sent waves of troops to the border as...
School choice voucher debate heats up again after election – NBC …
1 day ago · Lone Star Politics: Nov. 10, 2024. This debate comes at a time when some North Texas public schools are going through a budget crunch. “Just like you all in your homes. All of your home costs ...
Operation Lone Star Ramps Up Historic Response To Biden’s …
Jan 5, 2024 · In the fight against the fentanyl crisis, Texas law enforcement has seized over 453 million lethal doses of fentanyl during this border mission. Texas has also bused: Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps created by …