The administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration testified that two cartels are responsible for the “vast majority” of fentanyl trafficking.
Operation Lone Star will likely be discussed in a subcommittee meeting next week as the Legislature decides how much to spend on border security.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tried to end the use of Title 42 last year, but that effort was quickly scuttled in the courts.
Commenting on the border crisis, Speaker Phelan said the Texas House will soon present an “innovative solution,” but did not provide details.
Congressman Tony Gonzales contended there is “danger” in requiring Customs and Border Protection to keep all illegal aliens in detention.
The local political party invoked Rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas, asserting Gonzales is not advancing GOP values and policies.
In his State of the Union address, President Biden touted a policy that he says preceded a 97 percent drop in illegal immigration from four countries.
Sen. Roland Gutierrez also proposed moving the Confederate Soldiers Monument at the Capitol to the Austin State Cemetery.
The attorney general has spent much of his administration suing President Biden over illegal immigration and the border crisis.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers discussed border security and immigration policies with Senior Reporter Hayden Sparks.
The Texas Military said that the state has constructed more than 130 miles of barrier, including fencing with razor wire.
Rep. Brian Harrison’s bill would require the removal of illegal immigrants during a “federally declared public health emergency.”
