McAllen Texas (Texas Insider Report) After the introduction of his
Secure Our Borders First Act Cong. Michael McCaul (R-TX) chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee brought 22 of his colleagues from all across the United States on a tour of the southwest border in McAllen Texas to examine the
evolving national security threats to the southwest border.
The delegation also reviewed first-hand best practices to secure land and sea borders technology currently deployed at the border and inter-governmental cooperation to secure the U.S. border.
The press conference follows the delegations tour of the southwest border in San Diego California Tucson and Sierra Vista
Arizona and McAllen Texas.
In addition to Chairman McCaul and his House colleagues the following Texas government officials will be in attendance:
- Chairman Pete Sessions R-Texas
- Rep. Michael Burgess R-Texas
- Rep. Randy Neugebauer R-Texas
- Rep. Blake Farenthold R-Texas
- Rep. Will Hurd R-Texas
- Rep. John Ratcliffe R-Texas
- Rep. Brian Babin R-Texas
- Texas National Guard Adjutant General Maj Gen John Nichols
- DPS RGV Commander Joe Rodriguez
- Don Reay Executive Director of Texas and Southwestern Border Sheriffs Coalitions
- Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez Val Verde County
- Sheriff Eusevio Salinas Zavala County
- Sheriff Eddie Guerra Hidalgo County
- Sheriff Omar Lucio Cameron County
- Larry Guerra Director of Operations for Texas and Southwestern Border Sheriffs Coalitions
- Sheriff Larry Spence Willacy County
- Sheriff Marion Boyd Dimmit County
- Chief Deputy Urbino Benny" Martinez Brooks County
