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Operation Lone Star Transports Over 900 Migrants To Nation’s Capital, Continues Joint Border Security Efforts With Mexican Governors
Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border, stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas, and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal behavior between ports of entry.
Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, multi-agency efforts have led to more than 246,000 migrant apprehensions, along with more than 15,000 criminal arrests — and more than 12,400 felony charges. Over 4,800 weapons and over $38 million in currency have been seized. In the fight against fentanyl, DPS has seized over 344 million lethal doses throughout the state.
As part of the response to President Biden’s reckless decision to end Title 42 expulsions this month, which his own administration has estimated will lead to 18,000 illegal crossings per day, Governor Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to charter buses to transport migrants from Texas border communities to Washington, D.C. Since launching this busing operation a month ago, a total of 35 buses have transported 922 migrants.
Operation Lone Star continues to fill the dangerous gaps left by the Biden Administration’s refusal to secure the border. Every individual who is apprehended or arrested and every ounce of drugs seized would have otherwise made their way into communities across Texas and the nation due to President Biden’s open border policies.
ERCOT le pide a texanos conservar electricidad durante el fin de semana
El operador del sistema de electricidad en Texas, ERCOT, envió la tarde del viernes 13 de mayo un mensaje para todos los texanos.
En el mismo les piden que consideren ahorrar electricidad durante todo el fin de semana debido a que podría registrarse un récord de temperaturas.
A través de un comunicado, la compañía indicó las altas temperaturas estaban causando una gran demanda en todo Texas y que necesitaban que todos conservaran electricidad, entre las 3 p. m. y 8 p. m. del viernes, sábado y domingo.
El anuncio se dio debido a que seis instalaciones sufrieron apagones inesperados el viernes por la tarde.
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VIPER VIOLENT FELONY WARRANT TASK FORCE COMING TO HARRIS CO.
TUESDAY, May 10, Harris County Pct. 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia was joined by County Judge Lina Hidalgo, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, and Pct. 6 Constable Silvia R. Trevino announced VIPER – a new violent crime warrants task force approved by Commissioners Court. The warrant roundup initiative aims to reduce the number of violent offenders on the loose in Harris County. After being considered by Commissioners Court, VIPER passed unanimously.
Below are selected comments from the event speakers:
“This historic investment in VIPER not only aims to address the warrant backlog of violent cases, for Harris County, it is a first-of-its-kind partnership between all local county law enforcement – the sheriff and constables. Our message to people who are accused of violent crime and have warrants issued for their arrest: you have a pair of handcuffs on, and you don’t even know it because VIPER is upon you.”
-Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia
“The simple truth is that justice delayed is justice denied. Denied for those who need to present themselves to authorities and denied for crime victims awaiting justice. When dangerous criminals aren’t apprehended quickly, it creates a sense that the government does not do its part in addressing serious crimes, making victims feel ignored and perpetrators empowered. That’s why this specific initiative is so important.”
-Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo
“50,000 active warrants in our community – 4,800 of those are for aggravated felonies. Almost 1,000 are for bond revocations. We need to make sure we are working together because every community and every precinct in Harris County has violent offenders that have absconded. We want them to know we are going to be out there looking for them.”
-Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez
“When I read this VIPER Squad Proposal for a Harris County multi-law enforcement agency Task Force coming together, where the Sheriff’s Department and every Constable would be provided a deputy, and they would work TOGETHER as a TEAM, I said ‘I’m all in’. Public Safety is and always will be our number one priority, and this effort is a win-win not only for Precinct 6, but a win-win for all of Harris County.”
-Harris County Precinct 6 Constable Silvia R. Trevino
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District Attorney Kim Ogg attending national prosecutors’ summit, releases video on safe storage of guns
Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg on Wednesday will join the national “Safe Gun Storage” Virtual Summit held by Prosecutors Against Gun Violence. She is also announcing the release of a cautionary 3-minute video, filmed in English and subtitled in Spanish, urging gun owners to store the weapons safely.
“In Harris County, approximately 150 children are hurt or killed by guns every year,” Ogg said. “As a community, our goal is to ensure that our children stay safe by doing one simple thing: safely storing our firearms.”
Since 2014, Prosecutors Against Gun Violence, an organization Ogg is a member of, has been at the forefront of the effort to end gun violence in all its forms, from promoting safe storage in the home, to preventing suicides and accidental shootings involving children, to combating illegal firearms trafficking, to preventing and prosecuting mass shootings.
The video, produced by the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, features Houston Police Chief Troy Finner and several gun-safety advocates explaining how different kinds of locks and lockboxes, including cable locks that are available free of charge at the DA’s Office, can prevent tragedy.
The video explains that loose guns that wind up in the hands of children, pre-teens, teenagers and others can be deadly, either because of accidents or even suicides.