Kinney County Judge John Paul Schuster said Texas Gov. Greg Abbott should call an emergency legislative session to create a state homeland security office
this week as a token of appreciation for the state’s unprecedented efforts over the past three years to quell the flow of illegal immigrant traffic at the Texas
“This is our way of saying, ‘Hey, we really appreciate what you’re doing, but don’t slow down,’” John Paul Schuster, Kinney County judge, said in a phone call on Friday. “Words cannot adequately describe the conditions on the ground for those of us living in border communities and major cities where cartel-connected gun violence, break-ins, robberies, and violent sexual crimes continually increase,” wrote Schuster, Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe, and County Attorney Brent Smith in theon April 16. “We as Texans no longer feel safe in our own homes, driving on our streets, or walking in our parks.
The local officials’ solution is calling a special legislative session to pass Republican state Rep. Ryan Guillen’s bill that he introduced last November.
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