Since first taking office in 2002 State Representative Debbie Riddle has pushed for border security. Since the United States Government didn’t seem like they wanted to help Texas decided to put Texas DPS Troopers on the border. Riddle was instrumental on funding the program and making sure there were plenty of Troopers on the border and they were equipped to do the job that needed to be done. Riddle has made several trips to the border to see first hand what Texas is paying for and making sure they are getting what they need. Tuesday night she invited the head of DPS, Colonel Steven McCraw to speak at her Town Hall Meeting on FM 1960. Riddle told the group with so many things DPS has done and are doing that it would be better for the man is overseeing it to address the citizens.
Colonel McCraw talked of his history in law enforcement, it included DPS, FBI and Homeland Security. He explained how the people coming across was not the only problem. The Cartel’s moving large amounts of Meth across the border. Human Trafficking and the crimes that go with it. McCraw said that when they first started the patrols Troopers and Texas Rangers would take fire from the other side of the border. At one point back then he was asked why when someone fired a shot, almost 200 shots were returned. McCraw said, “that’s all the bullets we had, but since then with the boats in the water not one shot has been fired at a boat”. The Colonel went into some detail on how the aircraft are used and how manned aircraft can actually do better than drones.
The video is his one- hour presentation and is very informative.
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