Photo Gallery: Touting ‘Operation Lone Star’ successes, Abbott announces program expansion

WESLACO — Operation Lone Star, the controversial border security initiative implemented by Gov. Greg Abbott last year in response to a historic increase in migrant crossings at the Texas-Mexico border, is expanding into counties far from the banks of the Rio Grande.

The announcement came during a roundtable discussion between the governor, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, border sheriffs and some of the state’s highest leaders at the DPS headquarters in Weslaco Thursday afternoon.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses the success of Operation Lone Star during a press conference after a roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, left, and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton talk privately during a press conference after a Operation Lone Star roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses the success of Operation Lone Star during a press conference after a roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
Texas Governor Greg Abbott leaves an Operation Lone Star roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
Texas DPS Executive Director Steve McCraw listens as Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses the success of Operation Lone Star during a press conference after a roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Texas Governor listens to Greg Abbott discuss the success of Operation Lone Star during a press conference after a roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
Texas Governor Greg Abbott discusses the success of Operation Lone Star during a press conference after a roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])
Texas DPS Executive Director Steve McCraw, left, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott talk during a press conference after Operation Lone Star roundtable discussion at Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Thursday, March 10, 2022, in Weslaco. (Joel Martinez | [email protected])

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