Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is expanding Operation Lone Star (OLS) in an effort to further secure the state’s southern border with Mexico.
Abbott, who has been critical of President Joe Biden’s open border policies, sent a letter to Department of Public Safety  (DPS) Director Steve McCraw and Texas Military Department (TMP) Adjutant General Thomas Suelzer in which he said, “Until Congress acts or the Biden Administration does its constitutionally required job, Texas Guardsmen and Troopers must bear the burden of securing the border.”
Thanking members of TMD and DPS for their “unprecedented work” through the state’s border security efforts, Abbott said, “You must continue to keep Texans and Americans safe and protect against an invasion of the southern border. I order you to use all resources and tools available to repel immigrants from attempting to cross illegally, arrest those who cross illegally and return them to the border, and arrest criminals who violate Texas law.”…