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Texas Governor Requests Federal Emergency Declaration For Border Crisis
Governor Greg Abbott this morning, Monday, September 20, 2021, sent a letter to President Joe Biden requesting an emergency declaration for the State of Texas as a result of the escalating crisis at the Texas-Mexico border, specifically due to the dire situation in Val Verde County. The letter explains that the federal government’s failure to enforce immigration laws and in particular, its failure