Governor Greg Abbott just sent a message to the cartels, the coyotes, and every globalist who wants open borders: Texas isn't backing down. The governor announced a sweeping expansion of Operation Lone Star this week, deploying additional National Guard troops and state-of-the-art surveillance systems along the Texas-Mexico border in what represents the most aggressive state-level border security action in American history.
The move comes as the Trump administration ramps up its promised mass deportation efforts, and Abbott is positioning Texas as the tip of the spear in finally – finally – securing our southern border after four catastrophic years of Biden's open-door disaster.
Cleaning Up Biden's Border Catastrophe
Let's not mince words about how we got here. The Biden regime spent four years systematically dismantling every effective border security measure, turning our southern boundary into little more than a welcome sign for illegal aliens, drug smugglers, and human traffickers. Catch-and-release. Halted wall construction. Immigration courts so backlogged that deportation became a joke.
Governor Abbott refused to sit on his hands while Washington fiddled. Since launching Operation Lone Star in March 2021, Texas has invested billions – taxpayer dollars that the federal government should have been spending – to do the job Biden wouldn't do.
According to the Texas Tribune, this latest expansion includes substantial National Guard deployments and represents a significant escalation in the state's border security posture.
"Texas will continue to use every tool available to secure our border and protect our communities," state officials declared in announcing the enhanced measures.
The new surveillance technology isn't your grandfather's border security. We're talking advanced detection systems, drone technology, and monitoring equipment designed to expose the smuggling corridors that cartels have exploited for decades. No more blind spots. No more easy crossings.
The Results Speak for Themselves
Since Operation Lone Star launched, Texas has racked up hundreds of thousands of apprehensions, seized massive quantities of deadly fentanyl, and referred countless criminals for prosecution. One state accomplished what the entire federal government under Biden refused to even attempt.
Now, with a Trump-Vance administration that actually believes in borders, Abbott's operation becomes a force multiplier rather than a lonely stand against federal indifference. The coordination between Austin and Washington represents exactly how federalism should work: states and the federal government working together to protect American citizens.
Why Every American Should Be Paying Attention
Think the border is just a Texas problem? Think again. That fentanyl flooding across the Rio Grande is killing Americans in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maine. The criminal aliens exploiting Biden's open border don't stop at the Texas state line. Human trafficking networks operate coast to coast.
Border security is national security. Governor Abbott understands this. President Trump understands this. It's time every American understood it too.
The expansion of Operation Lone Star sends an unmistakable message: the era of open borders is over. Texas led the resistance when Washington abandoned its duty. Now, with federal backup finally arriving, the Lone Star State is doubling down.
The cartels should be nervous. The globalists should be furious. And American patriots? They should be proud that at least one governor had the courage to defend this nation when no one else would.