Abbott said there’s over 5,000 guard members still assigned to the border. He initially...
A Texas National Guardsman stands by a boat ramp on the Rio Grande near the international bridge in Eagle Pass earlier this year. Texas Military Department officials did not give a specific number for the current deployment level but said it has “over 5,000 service members” dedicated to Operation Lone Star.The Texas Military Department has reduced the number of troops dedicated to Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, as questions remain about its future financing.
The number of troops on the mission has declined since. In April, the Texas Military Department’s top leader, Maj. Gen. Thomas Suelzer told lawmakers there were 6,128 service members deployed to Operation Lone Star. In another meeting in July, he said the number had dropped to 5,751 after the department had been able to find efficiencies by contracting out construction of border fencing, shutting down a base camp and sending home about 700 service members focused on logistics.
In a statement, the military department’s public affairs staff again pointed to increased efficiencies — one of Suelzer’s major focuses after“The Texas Military Department has over 5,000 service members in support of Operation Lone Star,” the statement read.
Abbott began the mission in March 2021 after migrant encounters at the state’s southern border started increasing when President Joe Biden took office and promised to roll back some of his predecessor’s stiffer immigration policies.
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