Forget Kamala Harris. Governor Abbott appointed a retired Border Patrol agent as the Texas border czar. Mike Banks will help oversee Abbott’s work to secure the state’s border with Mexico. He will oversee thousands of deployed National Guards troops, state police, and construction on new barriers. Priority one, he said, “is to make the state of Texas the least desirable place for illegal immigration to cross. “I don’t think it’s going to be that difficult,” he said. “I’m going to apply the applicable laws that are out there that should be applied within my ability.”Read More
Governor Abbott appoints a retired Border Patrol agent as Texas border czar
