ZAPATA, Texas ( Border Report ) — Texas Border Czar Mike Banks visited the rural South Texas border county of Zapata on Tuesday along with sheriffs from several other counties who are offering resources to help this area combat illegal immigration and illegal drugs coming across from Mexico.
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“It’s very unique,” Banks told Border Report. “What the sheriffs have chosen to do on their own is they’ve decided to take that pool of resources and work together, collaborate together to be more effective.”
The funds come from Operation Lone Star — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s signature border security initiative that has spent over $10 billion in the past two years.
Counties that have declared emergency disasters due to irregular immigration are eligible for funds and additional resources through Operation Lone Star to help boost their law enforcement presence on the border.
