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'Not a place ... to be afraid of': O'Rourke speaks on Laredo riverbanks about Texas Guardsmen
There is no need for Texas National Guards to be at the border. These guardsmen have no authority to make arrests and just sitting in cars and sleeping in overcrowded FEMA trailers catching COVID. This is a stunt by Greg Abbott because he is afraid of Huffines and Alan West being more conservative
Thank you Beto for checking in on these abused guardsmen
Link to tweet
Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke made a brief visit to Laredo on Sunday and held a press conference along the border in response to the ongoing reports of mistreatment of Texas Guardsmen.
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021 to combat the smuggling of people and drugs into the state. The operation sent approximately 10,000 soldiers to the border.
Numerous reports have emerged over the past three months of them have complained of poor planning, pay problems and a lack of basic equipment such as winter gear or body armor. And other reports state there have been hundreds of COVID-19 outbreaks because groups of 20 soldiers being quartered together in small trailers.
Four soldiers have died by suspected suicide over the past four months. Sgt. Jose L. De Hoyos was found dead in Laredo.
Gov. Greg Abbott and the Texas Department of Public Safety launched Operation Lone Star in March 2021 to combat the smuggling of people and drugs into the state. The operation sent approximately 10,000 soldiers to the border.
Numerous reports have emerged over the past three months of them have complained of poor planning, pay problems and a lack of basic equipment such as winter gear or body armor. And other reports state there have been hundreds of COVID-19 outbreaks because groups of 20 soldiers being quartered together in small trailers.
Four soldiers have died by suspected suicide over the past four months. Sgt. Jose L. De Hoyos was found dead in Laredo.
