So the governor is the commander in chief of the National Guard. So under my direction and what the National Guard have been doing, they built hundreds of miles of a border barrier. They've [National Guard] been authorized to detain, apprehend people crossing the border illegally. collaborate with the Texas Department of Public Safety, and they've actually been involved in repelling or denying entry to people crossing into Texas. What we have now is better collaboration with the federal government. (04:33–04:39)
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Asserts that the Texas National Guard is authorized to detain and apprehend illegal border crossers.
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