ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Jessica Cortez is a Dallas mother who grew up in Abilene. She says it’s the West Texas point of view and her Christian upbringing that led her to chart a solo trip to Israel with a mission to bring more than 5,000 tablets of antibiotics and some wound care supplies to refugees displaced or otherwise affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Cortez said this trip and previous travels have opened her eyes to see the conflict beyond division.