A rash of recent terrorist attacks has heightened the attention of many to the activities at the U.S. southern border.
In wake of the tragic events on New Year’s Day in New Orleans, when a Texas man with ties to ISIS killed 15 people in a vehicle ramming attack and died in a shootout with police, Gov. Greg Abbott issued a directive to the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) to “surge” their anti-terrorism team in order to “aggressively combat radical jihadist terrorism.”
