The largest state work in our nation’s history was the result of Texas ‘ hard lessons learned at its borders. It’s not the right time to put off that work right away.
Texas has made considerable and historic achievements in upholding position sovereignty and protecting the country’s safety since Operation Lone Star began.  , The effort , has led to more than 49, 000 legal detention, with more than 42, 200 criminal charges. More than 900 babies have been rescued, and Texas law enforcement has seized over , 573 million  , lethal doses of morphine — enough to remove every man, woman, and child in the United States and Mexico combined.
Texas has continue to play two crucial tasks: leading the fight against Mexican cartel in American communities and making Texas the most hostile state for illegal emigration. This calls for a whole-of-government approach that must be pursued with the same amount of persistence and determination as what was required to defeat Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
We may work , with , our national associates, we will build our tools as needed and continue to build upon the speed we have gained since 2021 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s management.
” Gov. Abbott has done more to secure this frontier than anybody in this management” , , said , President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming borders emperor Tom Homan. ” Governor Abbott, God bless him, he’s done more than anyone in the Biden administration to secure the borders and safeguard America,” said Abbott.
We Texans have already been here, protecting our life and our homes, requesting assistance but not receiving it, and realizing that our safety depends on us.
If Texans who wrote a security solution in Austin in 1860 had simply used the words” criminal cartel” and” Indian tribes,” they would have been able to describe the frontier today.
” At a state of warfare exists between the individuals of Texas and various Indian tribes who live in the unincorporated areas of the State and adjacent territory,” said said band of said Indians, who have repeatedly attacked our communities, murdered our people, and displaced their property, leaving our personal border districts in danger of emigration as the attackers approach the border communities.
What’s more, the quality even cites a dereliction of duty at the national level.
” Whereas the Federal Government, whose responsibility it is mostly to protect the State from such warfare, has no quickly afforded for safety, and
” While we are constantly in such imminent danger of being invaded by said angry Indian nations, as did not admit of wait,”
Though this is from Jan. 2, 1860, it could have been written immediately. Along the Texas River, there have been instances of the condition being forced to stand up for itself against different invasions and threats throughout the state’s history.
Americans have been left to defend themselves for the past four years by a federal state that has rejected its legal obligation to protect its people. But the sea is changing. South Texas amplified the thunder that America had largely voted for fresh leaders.
As soon as he takes the oath of office, President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to impose protection at our borders, promote the health of Americans from coast to coast, and stop using our border as a hub for large mass migration with weapons.
The question on everyone’s mind is:  , What role will Texas have now?
Texas has faithfully followed the law and played a significant role in national security by protecting our own defense. Texas must always maintain and strengthen that position.
The Texas legacy is not one of surrender, but rather a legacy of spirited resilience. When Texas leads, America wins. When it comes to border security, that could not be more true.
Texas has been at the forefront of researching and eradicating the threat posed by our border in the wake of the biggest national security crisis of our time. We can now help a new, powerful federal government strengthen our security apparatus and put an end to cartel influence in America. We are eager to work with our federal partners to restore security, and I can speak for Texans.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation’s CEO is Greg Sindelar.
