Border County Urges Abbott to Back Creation of Texas Division of Homeland Security

Kinney County officials say Texas must do more to protect its border with Mexico, in light of federal government inaction.

Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe talks about the impact of the border crisis on his county, in Brackettville, Texas, on May 23, 2021. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

Officials from a Texas county bordering Mexico are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to convene a special session to reconsider a bill establishing a Texas division of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

Kinney County Judge John Paul Schuster, County Attorney Brent Smith, and Sheriff Brad Coe wrote an April 16 letter to the Texas governor voicing their concerns over drugs and transnational criminals flooding into Texas under President Joe Biden’s border policies.