Texas Governor Designates Mexican Cartels as Terrorist Organizations

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (C) is flanked by law enforcement personnel as he issues an executive order to designate Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations, in Midland, Texas, on Sept. 21, 2022. Texas Governor's Office

Mexican cartels are officially terrorist organizations in Texas, according to a designation applied by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott in a Sept. 21 executive order.

“Fentanyl is a clandestine killer. And Texans are victimized by Mexican cartels that produce and import it. So cartels are terrorists. And it’s time that we started treating them that way,” Abbott said during a press conference in Midland, Texas.