Law Enforcement Makes Plea for More Manpower Along Border

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Reported by: Erica Proffer
Last Update: 9/19 5:38 pm

BROWNSVILLE - It’s a grim report from law enforcement. Federal and state authorities say we are an open doorway for drugs and violent crime. Law enforcement briefed congressional leaders about the security in our own back yard.

The same words echoed throughout: we need more boots on the ground. The war in Mexico is no longer someone else's problem.

Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw says his department works double-time. His state investigators are doing the job of the feds.

“The Department of Public Safety, we have an obligation to target those organizations that cause the most significant threat to Texas,â€