Gov. Greg Abbott hires “border czar” to accelerate wall construction

Abbott Taps ‘Border Czar’ to Accelerate Building of Texas Border Wall

Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday that he is enlisting a "border czar" to expedite construction of the Texas border wall and support immigration enforcement in the state.

Gov. Greg Abbott hires 'border czar' to accelerate wall construction

Abbott said the new hire, who retired from Border Patrol 10 days ago, will work alongside authorities to "accelerate the building of the border wall in Texas."

Gov. Greg Abbott hires “border czar” to accelerate wall construction

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday the creation of a Texas “border czar” and said he has appointed a recently retired Border Patrol agent to that position who will “tap his expertise to deploy strategies that reduce illegal immigration and keep our community safe.”Abbott said Mike Banks, who retired from Border Patrol 10 days ago, will work alongside the Texas National Guard, state troopers and the Texas Facilities Commission to “accelerate the b…

Abbott hires 'border czar' to accelerate wall construction

Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday the creation of a Texas “border czar” and said he has appointed a recently retired Border Patrol agent to that position who will “tap his expertise to deploy strategies that reduce illegal immigration and keep…

Governor Abbott appoints a retired Border Patrol agent as Texas border czar

Forget Kamala, Texas gets its own border czar

Trump-era border wall between Texas and Mexico restarts construction

Texas so far has built 1.7 miles of 30-foot-tall steel bollards along the border, along with one-third of a mile currently being built in Los Indios.