Abbott joins VP Vance in Eagle Pass for border security talks

Governor Greg Abbott participated in a border security roundtable with Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the Eagle Pass Border Patrol Station. The meeting focused on President Donald Trump’s ongoing homeland and border security operations.

"Texas serves as a model for border security," stated Governor Abbott. "Now with a partner in the White House, law enforcement at all levels of government can work together to defend our southern border and put an end to the unprecedented border crisis created by the Biden Administration. As President Trump said in his speech last night, all our country needed to secure the border was a new President. I thank Vice President Vance, Secretary Hegseth, and Director Gabbard for their support and for traveling to Texas to see our coordinated border security efforts firsthand. Texas will continue to work with the Trump Administration to arrest, detain, and deport illegal immigrants and stop the flow of deadly drugs like fentanyl into our nation."

The discussion included talks about the impact that former President Joe Biden’s border policies had on Texas communities. Vice President Vance praised Governor Abbott's efforts through Operation Lone Star over the past four years along the Texas-Mexico border. Additionally, they explored new ways that Texas and the Trump Administration can continue protecting the homeland.

Joining Governor Abbott were Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner Pete Flores, Congressman Tony Gonzales, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Eagle Pass Mayor Rolando Salinas Jr., National Border Patrol Council President Paul Perez, among other federal, state, and local leaders.