"As Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of this State, I determined that Texas could not ignore an ongoing invasion of its sovereign territory."
– Governor Greg Abbott
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – In order to keep the Lone Star State and our nation safe, Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemning their administration's continued attempts to undercut Texas’ ongoing efforts to secure the Texas-Mexico Border – which most recently consisted of a federal government demand that Texas return the Rio Grande River's 170+ acre Fronton Island to its prior condition. Fronton Island has served as a hot spot for dangerous drug cartel activities in recent years, which also often included human trafficking.
“For years, the cartels were ‘running rampant’ in Fronton Island’s ‘thick vegetation’ and ‘bullet-pocked structures’ along the river to stage illegal entries, surveil state and federal law enforcement, stash weapons, plant explosives, evade apprehension, and engage in open warfare against rival cartels and against state and federal officers," said Abbott in his letter.
"As Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of this State, I determined that Texas could not ignore an ongoing invasion of its sovereign territory.
"Instead, on October 5th, 2023, Texas responded to this threat by moving a ‘heavily armed invasion force’ onto Fronton Island to secure it against the transnational criminal cartels."
"As Commander-in-Chief of the military forces of this State, I determined that Texas could not ignore an ongoing invasion of its sovereign territory."Instead, on October 5th, 2023, Texas responded to this threat by moving a ‘heavily armed invasion force’ onto Fronton Island to secure it against the transnational criminal cartels."
Governnor Abbott's notification to the Biden-Harris Administration was sent through its appointee to the United States Section of the International Boundary & Water Commission.
"I will not cede state land to transnational criminal cartels smuggling people, weapons, and drugs,” said Abbott.
"Nor will I sit idly by as these threats endanger Texas law enforcement and Texas communities."
In September of 2023, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham authorized the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and Texas Rangers access to Fronton Island in the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas, for the purpose of policing and patrolling.
Texas will not comply with President Biden and Vice President Harris' open border policies that endanger Texans and Americans, said Gov. Abbott.
"For years, Fronton Island was overrun with violence. Texas secured it against the cartels," Abbott wrote on X.
"The Biden-Harris Admin now demands that Fronton Island return to its prior condition. Today, I told Biden & Harris that Texas will not comply."
"The Biden-Harris Admin now demands that Fronton Island return to its prior condition. Today, I told Biden & Harris that Texas will not comply."
