Gov. Perry Announces Highly Skilled Ranger Recon Teams as Texas Efforts to Enhance Border Security

9/10/2009 - HOUSTON - In the absence of adequate federal resources to secure the states southern border, Gov. Rick Perry today announced the states latest border security enhancement using highly-skilled Ranger Reconnaissance (Ranger Recon) Teams to address the ever evolving threat along the Texas-Mexico border. He also repeated his call for Washington to approve the 1,000 Title 32 National Guard troops he has been requesting since January. Additionally, the governor announced the award of $2 million in state criminal justice funds to the Border Sheriffs Coalition for continued utilization of video surveillance technology along the border.

for more information: http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/13577/

Key Points:
Gov. Perry announces use of Ranger Recon Teams as part of Texas' overall border security strategy

Teams are a partnership between Texas Rangers and Texas National Guard Counter Drug forces

Texas continues to fill the border security gap left by the federal government

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