Texas Gov. Abbott to send 400 troops, military resources to Rio Grande Valley
Texas Gov. Abbott is sending an additional 400 soldiers from military bases in Forth Worth and Houston to assist Border Patrol and the Trump administration's mission to "secure the border."
The 400 soldiers join the thousands of troops Abbott has already deployed under his border mission, Operation Lone Star.
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In addition to troops, he'll also be sending C-130s and Chinook helicopters.
"Texas has a partner in the White House we can work with to secure the Texas-Mexico border," Abbott said in a statement, thanking Trump for his "decisive leadership on the southern border."
– ABC News' Armando Garcia