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    GREG ABBOTT’S WASTEFUL BORDER WAR

    May 16, 2022 4 minutes

    When Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of Operation Lone Star in March of last year, it seemed to be just the latest in a long string of state-sanctioned border security theatrics. First, in 2005, there was former Governor Rick Perry’s Operation Linebacker, which sought to stop Al Qaeda terrorists and other criminals from crossing into Texas. Linebacker was followed, consecutively, by Rio Grande, Wrangler, Border Star, Drawbridge, Strong Safety, and Strong Safety II. In 2015 came Abbott’s first gubernatorial border operation, Secure Texas.

    Through these various missions, Texas has deployed state troopers and National Guard soldiers to the border to quell one threat after the next, costing tens of millions in state funds. The effects of these operations have been questionable at best, but

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