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What will be the impact of Texas Tactical Border Force deployment on border security by June 30, 2025?
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Texas•Greg Abbott•Texas Tactical Border Force•Rio Grande Valley•Trump•Chinook•Houston•Fort Worth•Texas National Guard•Operation Lone Star•Abbott•White House
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Texas Deploys Tactical Border Force to Rio Grande Valley Amid Trump's Immigration Crackdown
Jan 27, 2025, 03:51 PM
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has deployed the Texas Tactical Border Force to the Rio Grande Valley, enhancing the state's border security efforts in coordination with the U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump administration. Over 400 additional soldiers, along with C-130s and Chinook helicopters, have been dispatched from military bases in Houston and Fort Worth. These forces will join the thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers already stationed at the border as part of Operation Lone Star. Governor Abbott stated that Texas now has a partner in the White House to secure the Texas-Mexico border, emphasizing the collaborative effort to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country and to enforce immigration laws.
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