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Below, Texas Newsroom reporter Julián Aguilar shares his analysis of Gov. Greg Abbott's declaration of an "invasion" along the border.








Gov. Greg Abbott posted on Twitter on Tuesday that he’s declaring
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an official invasion of Texas due to the increased number of migrants crossing the southern border.


What that looks like in practice is not too clear.


The declaration includes measures the state is already taking under Abbott’s controversial Operation Lone Star, a state-led and funded border security operation that started in early 2021:

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Abbott
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signed an executive order in June that permitted the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to apprehend migrants who cross the border between ports of entry and return them to the border. (That enforcement is generally a federal responsibility.)

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In September, Abbott said he was
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declaring Mexican cartels as terrorists due, in part, to the increase in fentanyl that has been trafficked across the border and has led to an increase in fatal overdoses among Texans.

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Texas DPS gunboats have been used on the waters of the Rio Grande for years,
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according to Abbott’s own tweet more than seven years ago.

The governor’s office did not respond to a request for comment on what, if anything, will be new or modified under the declaration. And his official state website provides no guidance or additional information as it’s done after other border-related announcements.


What comes next? While voices on the right have been calling for Abbott to declare an invasion, whether the governor’s declaration
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carries any legal weight – or will initiate another legal showdown with the Biden administration – remains to be seen.


The “invasion” rhetoric will certainly upset some in border communities – specifically in El Paso, where a gunman killed 23 people at a busy Walmart in 2019, in what authorities said was a racially motivated attack. The accused shooter, who was 21 at the time and drove from North Texas to El Paso, wanted to ward off an “invasion” of Hispanics into Texas, according to a manifesto posted online before the attack.


It was later discovered that Abbott’s campaign had implored his supporters, in a mailer dated a day before the attack, to “DEFEND” the state and “take matters into our own hands.” When Abbott was called out on the rhetoric, he skirted taking personal responsibility and instead only said “mistakes were made.”


After Abbott’s tweet on Tuesday, the Texas Civil Rights Project again warned that the governor’s language was divisive and dangerous,
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adding that “Abbott’s militarization of Texas’ border communities is bringing chaos to once peaceful border communities.”

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- Julián Aguilar

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Green wave? Cannabis decriminalization passes in five Texas cities

Voters in San Marcos, Denton, Elgin, Killeen and Harker Heights approved propositions that end arrests for possession of less than four ounces of marijuana, in most cases.




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San Antonians still working to get former students out of Taliban-controlled Afghanistan

More than a year since the U.S. military left Afghanistan, organizations estimate at least 160,000 Afghans are still trying to get the right paperwork OK'd to be safely evacuated.




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Salman Bhojani is among the first Muslims elected to the Texas Legislature

A native of Pakistan, Bhojani emigrated to Texas in his teens and worked his way up through various jobs. Now, the Democrat is set to represent House District 92.



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Texas Monthly serves up a cookbook as varied as the state’s cuisine

“The Big Texas Cookbook” covers the traditional and the modern, with recipes and essays from around the state.




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70-year-old dies at Harris County Jail; 2022 now has highest number of in-custody deaths in past decade
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Austin Police have improved response to sexual assault cases but there's more work to do, report finds
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San Antonio teen shot by police awake after weeks in the hospital
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DACA recipients' message to Congress: Act now before it's too late
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The Talk of Texas is running down the state’s entire 254 counties – Anderson to Zavala – with points of interest pulled from the Texas Standard archives.


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Camp County

Founded: 1874

County seat: Pittsburg

Population: 12,464

Making the pilgrimage: Nestled near the northeastern-most corner of the state, Camp County may be best known as the former headquarters of chicken producer Pilgrim’s Pride. Its presence is still felt in many ways: For starters, there was
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the giant fiberglass head of storied founder Lonnie "Bo" Pilgrim. More seriously, a chicken production plant operated by Pilgrim’s in neighboring Titus County was named the
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top polluter in Texas .

Boot city: Another regional claim to fame is Cavender's, with county seat Pittsburg the birthplace of the western apparel chain. Namesake founder James Cavender started the company in 1965, growing the chain to some 80 locations in 10 states – with most in Texas. Cavender
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died in 2018 .

One last thing: Another one of Camp County’s most talked-about figures? Louie Gohmert. The retiring congressman
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hails from Pittsburg .

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- Billy Cano, former educator
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