As Republicans across the country continue their condemnation of President Biden's border policies as "out of control," one red state – Texas – continues its efforts to take immigration enforcement matters into its own hands.
Gov. Greg Abbott launched a controversial state-led, border security effort called "Operation Lone Star" in 2021. Since then, Texas has installed razor wire, a floating barrier in the Rio Grande, and added thousands of Texas state troopers and National Guard soldiers to patrol parts of the state's 1,254 mile long border with Mexico.
