Issues statement applauding deployment of Texas National Guard to southern border HOUSTON, Texas – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) issued the following statement in response to Governor Greg Abbott’s (R-Texas) decision to deploy 1,000 troops from the Texas National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border: “The security and humanitarian crisis at our southern border is one that Texas faces firsthand, and it only continues to escalate because Democrats have refused to prioritize the safety and security of Americans,” Sen. Cruz said. “In the past […]
