Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to ramp up public safety and security operations along the southern border after violence erupted in Mexico following the killing of the country’s most powerful cartel leader.
DPS will increase operations by the Texas Highway Patrol, Texas Rangers, Criminal Investigations Division, Special Operations Group as well as its Tactical Marine Unit and Aircraft Operations Division in the region to counter criminal acts and “prevent spillover activity from transnational threats,” Abbott said in a statement. DPS also is coordinating with the federal government to monitor security concerns out of Mexico.
