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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton calls for help at southern border during RGV visit 1 day 6 hours 53 minutes ago Wednesday, April 28 2021 Apr 28, 2021 April 28, 2021 10:02 AM April 28, 2021 in News Share: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a press conference in Mission on Wednesday after meeting with law enforcement officials over the increase of migrants crossing the southern border. Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon, Refugio County Sheriff Raul ‘Pinky’ Gonzalez, and Jackson County Sheriff A.J. Louderback also attended the event. Sheriffs from the Rio Grande Valley were not present...

28 Apr 2021 Towns across Texas are being overwhelmed by tens of thousands of surging illegal migrants, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told a press conference Wednesday. The press conference took place along the U.S. border with Mexico and included sheriffs from cities across the state who are “overwhelmed” by the surge of illegal migrants. Pinky Gonzales, sheriff of Refugio County, Texas, said the rural area 180 miles north of the border with a population of 1,000 has been invaded by lawbreakers. “We have had these human smugglers go through our town going 80 miles an hour in a 35-m...

Texas Counties Declare Disaster Over Border Crisis A Honduran woman’s body was found dumped in the brush on private property in Goliad County, Texas, after she had been smuggled hundreds of miles north from the border in March, according to county Sheriff Roy Boyd. In another case, an old shed on a ranch was being used to strip stolen vehicles in preparation for smuggling people. Boyd says the county—which sits about 200 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border—is used as a staging area for smuggling illegal aliens to Houston. “What happens is they’ll bring them up from the border to...

A Honduran woman’s body was found dumped in the brush on private property in Goliad County, Texas, after she had been smuggled hundreds of miles north from the border in March, according to county Sheriff Roy Boyd. In another case, an old shed on a ranch was being used to strip stolen vehicles in preparation for smuggling people. Seven illegal aliens and a driver are apprehended in La Salle County, Texas, on April 24, 2021. (La Salle County Sheriff's Office) Boyd says the county—which sits about 200 miles north of the U.S.–Mexico border—is used as a staging area for smuggling illegal ...

(The Center Square) – Texas is seeing a crime surge as a result of the Biden administration’s open border policies, state Attorney General Ken Paxton said at a news conference Wednesday in Mission. Paxton was accompanied by state police officers, border patrol agents and several sheriffs to raise awareness about the surge. Paxton, who has sued the Biden administration five times over immigration policies since January, has been meeting with law enforcement officials across the state. Lavaca County Sheriff Micah Harmon spoke about the impact of crime caused by illegal immigrants in h...