Rural Counties in Texas Are Declaring Local Immigration 'Disasters'
Several counties in Texas are declaring a 'local state of disaster' over the growing number of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border a...
December 2, 2022
10:08 PM
Several counties in Texas are declaring a 'local state of disaster' over the growing number of illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border and entering their communities. The Texas Tribune reported this week that the counties that declare a local disaster due to the border crisis could receive funding and support through Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) Operation Lone Star program, a border security initiative in the state between the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas Military Department.
Madeline Leesman