Editor's note: The above video is from March. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration Monday along Texas' southern border in response to what the governor calls the "border crisis." The governor is authorizing the use of "all necessary and available state and local resources" in response to an influx of illegal border crossings at the Texas-Mexico border. Crockett, Edwards, Goliad, Gonzales, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Jim Hogg, Kinney, Lavaca,.
Governor Abbott Issues Disaster Declaration In Response To Border Crisis In Texas
June 1, 2021 | Austin, Texas | Press Release
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a disaster declaration along Texas southern border in response to the border crisis, providing more resources and strategies to combat the ongoing influx of unlawful immigrants. The Governor is authorizing the use of all necessary and available state and local resources to protect landowners in these counties from trespassers and the damage they cause to private property. The Governor has also directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to enforce all federal and state criminal laws, including criminal trespassing, smuggling, and human trafficking. The Governor directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to take all necessary steps to discontinue state licensure of any child care facility under a contract with the federal government that shelters or detains unlawful immigrants.