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Following a massive increase in cartel violence in Mexico, Governor Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to increase operations along the Texas-Mexico border.
Texas DPS personnel have been operating along the border since 2021 as part of Operation Lone Star, which was organized in response to former President Biden’s open-border policies.
This new order from Governor Abbott will see an increase in Texas Rangers, Highway Patrol officers, criminal investigators, and marine and air assets along the border.
Abbott said in a press release announcing the order: “By increasing proactive efforts to defend against cartel violence, Texas will continue to utilize every tool and strategy to protect our state and our nation. We will not cower to criminals who impose terror on our fellow Texans and Americans.”
The uptick in cartel violence is believed to be the result of the death of the leader of the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación at the hands of Mexican authorities.