Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick are intensifying the state's southern border security measures, with Abbott committing to use all available tools and Patrick underscoring the effectiveness of razor wire. The National Guard is maintaining a presence in Eagle Pass. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has responded by deploying 1,000 Florida National Guard and State Guard troops to assist Texas. This move has been met with mixed reactions, with some viewing it as a necessary action to support border security and others criticizing it as a political stunt by DeSantis and a misallocation of Florida's resources.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is sending members of the Florida National Guard to #Texas to support Gov. Greg Abbott's efforts to stop the influx of illegal immigration at the southern border. #TexasBorder #texasbordercrisis #Texit #istandwithTexas #BidenBorderInvasion https://t.co/R6Z2xTDgEb
Gov. DeSantis announced that he would be providing state troops to assist Texas in its quest to secure the southern border https://t.co/ZTC0tvhkeE https://t.co/ZTC0tvhkeE
Gov. Ron DeSantis to deploy more Florida soldiers to US southern border amid immigration reform talks https://t.co/K25W0vdVdW
On Monday, Texas lieutenant governor Dan Patrick vowed to step up the fortifications at the border. “We are putting up wire…everywhere we can. We will continue. We will not stop,” he told Fox News. https://t.co/hDCB3m6sW2
Gov. Ron DeSantis to deploy more Florida soldiers to US southern border amid immigration reform talk https://t.co/aXMpl4IUkt
DeSantis announces that Florida is stepping up its efforts to help Texas fortify the southern border https://t.co/xHPTiVwn8g https://t.co/wdy9W8gTz2
DeSantis offers to send Florida National Guard to California https://t.co/pyFcV07ZKy
DeSantis is sending his Florida national guard to Texas to do the job that Joe Biden has failed to do. Classic DeSantis. Always stepping up and getting it done. https://t.co/xFmlQwPC1O
DeSantis is playing a dangerous game by sending his Florida State Guard to Texas | Opinion https://t.co/EqnRVBuaOX
DeSantis sends more Florida troops to Texas amid border crisis Abbott last week asserted that Texas would defend itself and that its authority to do so "is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary." Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/YjM3Au03XQ
Thank you, @RonDeSantis, for helping defend the southern border and Texas. https://t.co/MJdLixE8fG
Remember this bill to remove checks on the use of the FL State Guard as a military force under DeSantis? That force is being deployed to Texas as another political stunt by DeSantis that does nothing to solve problems in FL while wasting our tax dollars. https://t.co/Zxi1VZrCMp https://t.co/ILipLTLFfB
DeSantis Sending 1,000 Guardsmen To Texas Amid Border Standoff https://t.co/B6JIbIHPeQ https://t.co/CPpxspG6Xs
Ron DeSantis is sending 1,000 Florida National Guard and State Guard to Texas: "What the hell are we doing!? These illegals don't even need photo ID! They can fly on our planes without photo ID. It is a total farce." https://t.co/Kdo5emfw3g
.@GovRonDeSantis announces State Guard deployment to Mexican border, expanding the scope of the military force he created and commands Reporting by @AGGancarski https://t.co/DP4ewzqznU #FlaPol https://t.co/mLS88bA4rT
WATCH LIVE: Gov. DeSantis holding presser as he deploys soldiers to southern border https://t.co/kyl9ZHSvff
Governor Ron DeSantis Sends Additional Support to Help Texas Fortify the Border https://t.co/1Kgn5akRl7
Texas has every right to defend the southern border and I will continue to support @GovAbbott in his efforts to do so. https://t.co/CToq4fFkU2
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott echoed that message, saying the National Guard will continue to hold the line in Eagle Pass, and Texas will not back down from the efforts to secure the border. https://t.co/DW4WpdapnS
Texas is not backing down when it comes to the border crisis. The razor wire along our southern border is working. Hear more on @TheFive @FoxNews. https://t.co/5yuRSiAsvR
Texas: Border wall construction continues along the Texas-Mexico border “We will continue to use every available tool and strategy to secure our southern border,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in X. https://t.co/oBEb8c95PI