This incident is under review by CBP’s OPR, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, and the El Paso County Office of the Medical Examiner.

“Texas and India are two places—and two peoples—who both share a desire to make our mark on the world,” said Governor Abbott.

Looking ahead, Chief Gonzalez shared the department's expectations for 2023, anticipating a continued decrease in crime by 1-2%. Detailed figures for 2023 will be released later this year.

“Texas truly is America’s jobs engine, adding more jobs in 2023 than any other state,” said Governor Abbott.

The McAllen Parks and Recreation Department will house the staff from Parks, Building Maintenance and Recreation teams.

“I was hired as an aircraft mechanic with Envoy Air in 2017,” he said. “I received a promotion to become a maintenance training instructor with the company two years later.”

“He was asked whether his own policies had enabled that, and he said, ‘No.’” 

According to the CAC website, the CAC is hosted by Members of Congress for middle school and high school students to encourage participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (“SCOTUS”) issued an interlocutory order permitting the Biden Administration to resume destroying concertina wire barriers placed by Texas on its side of the Rio Grande riverbank.

"With the Pharr International Bridge continuing to be one of the top ports of entry, the demand in the City of Pharr for more facilities like this one continues to increase," said Victor Perez, Pharr EDC President/CEO.