Texas Governor Greg Abbott will meet with his counterpart from Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis on Saturday for a border security briefing.
The two will meet at Del Rio International Airport at 2:15 p.m. on July 17th where they will be joined by state and local officials, namely: Attorney General Ken Paxton, Texas Department of Public Safety Director Colonel Steve McCraw, Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Adjutant Major General of Texas Tracy Norris, National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd, and Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez.
According to a press release, this meeting comes after Abbott "declared that the State of Texas will invoke the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, which requested immediate assistance to quell the surge of illegal migrants, apprehend illegal criminal aliens, and secure the border. In response, Governor DeSantis deployed Florida law enforcement to the Texas border to assist in border security efforts."
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