Tag Archives: Border Security Funding
Sheriffs Want a Bigger Share of Texas Border Security Funding
There’s been a recent uptick in the number of unaccompanied minors and families crossing the Texas border illegally. In December, Governor Greg Abbott said he was responding by sending more state troopers to the border and keeping the state national … Continue reading
Free-Market Think Tank Hosts Border Security Panel at State Capital
On Wednesday at the state capital, the Texas Public Policy Foundation held a panel discussion on border security, billing the event with the title “What is Actually Happening on the Border.” Among the speakers at the event were Texas Ag Commissioner … Continue reading
Texas State Police Surges Challenged By Borderland Sheriffs
Mistrust of law enforcement on the border is hardly rare. The ebb and flow of policing the border in a post-9/11 world means someone or some group is almost always upset. But in Texas, there’s apparent distrust within law enforcement … Continue reading