The governor sent a letter to Major Gen. Tracy R. Norris ordering the assistance. Credit: FOX West Texas Published: 7/27/2021 3:07:13 PM Updated: 3:08 PM CDT July 27, 2021 TEXAS, USA — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott sent a letter to Major General Tracy R. Norris, Texas National Guard adjutant general, ordering guardsmen to help the Texas Department of Public Safety with arresting individuals for state charges related to the border crisis. During the governor's border security summit in Del Rio in mid-June, Abbott announced individuals who commit criminal trespass or other state offenses will be subject to arrest and confinement. This order builds on the governor's disaster declaration directing DPS to enforce all federal and state criminal laws including for criminal trespassing, smuggling and human trafficking.