Texas Deploys State Forces to the Border Crisis

By Todd Bensman and Bryan Griffith on May 19, 2021

“Operation Lone Star”, which Republican Governor Greg Abbott rolled out in March, doubled the state’s law enforcement presence in the Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector at the southern tip of Texas to 1,000 personnel, at a cost to the taxpayers of Texas. Just for DPS, the draw is $10 million a month and another monthly $6 million for the Texas National Guard deployment.

Read report: Texas Responds to the Border Crisis