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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.
Border County Urges Abbott to Back Creation of Texas Division of Homeland Security
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
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
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4/17/2024|Updated: 4/17/2024
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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.

Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Darlene McCormick Sanchez
Reporter
Darlene McCormick Sanchez is an Epoch Times reporter who covers border security and immigration, election integrity, and Texas politics. Ms. McCormick Sanchez has 20 years of experience in media and has worked for outlets including Waco Tribune Herald, Tampa Tribune, and Waterbury Republican-American. She was a finalist for a Pulitzer prize for investigative reporting.
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