According to a Breitbart News report, Texas Governor Greg Abbott plans to establish a military base on the southern border to fight back against the record-breaking number of illegal migrant crossings.
The base will house up to 1,800 Texas National Guard soldiers, with the ability to accommodate an additional 500.
Abbott’s administration explained that the base will be equipped to “respond to the open border chaos created by the Biden Administration, complete with recreational, chaplaincy, medical and psychological health facilities.”
“Texas is expanding our border security capabilities by building a new Texas Military Department base camp to increase and improve border security operations in this area,” Abbott said at the press conference. “This will increase the ability for a larger number of Texas Military Department soldiers in Eagle Pass to operate more effectively and efficiently.”
Announcing today the construction of the Forward Operating Base in Eagle Pass.
This new base camp will help improve conditions for 1,800+ @TxMilitary soldiers deployed to protect Texans from the chaos at our southern border. #OperationLoneStar
More: https://t.co/Ts5QpXnYwm pic.twitter.com/RStn74gNrJ— Gov. Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) February 16, 2024
“In the coming weeks, we will also be expanding operations north and south of Eagle Pass, putting up additional barriers to fortify our border. We are also adding three more fan boats and expanding our drone program radar truck capabilities,” said Adjutant General of Texas Major General Suelzer. “Under Governor Abbott’s leadership, we are deploying every available resource and strategy to protect and defend Texas.”
According to Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, “The key thing I want you to take away from this is that we are providing a better quality of life for our Texas National Guard soldiers.”
“To see those numbers decrease in Texas, it’s a testament to what these soldiers and DPS are doing to secure the border,” he continued. “I applaud Governor Abbott for your leadership to stand up and do what the federal government continues to fail to do.”
More over at Breitbart News:
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— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) February 19, 2024
