Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced the appointment of former border agent Mike Banks to the position of special advisor on border matters, saying he will serve as the state’s first-ever border czar.
The governor made his announcement at a press conference held on Jan. 30 in San Benito Texas near the ongoing construction of the border wall between the United States and Mexico. The governor credited Banks’ decades of service in Border Patrol as part of what made him “perfect” for the position.
