AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the Texas National Guard marked the one-year anniversary of Operation Lone Star on Friday.
According to the Governor, the mission was launched in response to failed policies of the Biden administration. It Officially began on March 4, 2021, and integrates DPS assets, including Texas Highway Patrol Troopers, Special Agents, Texas Rangers, Rotary and Fixed Winged Aircraft and Tactical Boat Teams, along with the Texas National Guard and local law enforcement to secure the border.
“We launched Operation Lone Star to do the job that Washington would not,” said Governor Abbott. “Within weeks of taking office, President Biden turned our southern border into a porous mess where criminal aliens wandered across the Rio Grande River without anyone to interdict them. I refused to stand by and let our state be overrun by criminals and deadly drugs like fentanyl. Texans have never backed down from a challenge, and we won’t start now, because our efforts are stemming the tide of illegal drugs and criminals flooding into Texas. Thank you to the many men and women who are protecting our southern border, including the DPS troopers, Texas National Guardsmen, Texas sheriffs, and all the law enforcement officers who serve and protect us every day.”
Since the launch of OLS, multi-agency efforts have led to more than 208,000 migrant apprehensions, along with more than 11,800 charges for criminal offenses—including more than 9,300 felony charges, according to the Governor’s office. In the fight against fentanyl, DPS has seized over 269 million lethal doses throughout the state.
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