AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott thanked Tennessee Governor Bill Lee this week following Lee’s announcement that the Tennessee Guard will deploy an additional 50 members to the Texas-Mexico border early next year.
“An open border has far-reaching consequences that are fueling a drug crisis impacting both our national security and the safety of our state,” said Governor Lee. “I have authorized additional Tennessee Guard support at our Southern border as we look to address drug trafficking at the source.”
According to Governor Abbott, the Tennessee guard members will assist the Texas National Guard and Texas Department of Public Safety in Operation Lone Star along the border and expand the Tennessee Guard’s ongoing presence at the U.S.-Mexico border.
“States across the nation are experiencing the harrowing effects of the federal government’s failure to address the drug trafficking crisis along our southern border,” said Governor Abbott. “Our country is stronger and safer when we tackle dire issues together, and I thank Governor Lee for these additional members of the Tennessee Guard who will join Texas in securing the border and protecting our communities.”
Governor Abbott launched Operation Lone Star earlier this year in an effort to better secure the Sothern border.
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