In Democratic Texas, the Southern Border is About to Change

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Texas went further under Abbott, who introduced his Operation Lone Star in 2021. That led to the deployment of Department of Public Safety officers and National Guard personnel to…

Texas has spent years positioning itself at the forefront of the national crackdown on illegal immigration, but under Democratic Governor-elect Gina Hinojosa, the state could soon start moving in a different direction.

Transforming Texas into anything resembling a so-called sanctuary state would be far more complicated than changing the occupant of the governor's mansion, with Republican lawmakers, state laws and the federal government potentially limiting how far Hinojosa might wish to go.

In an interview with Newsweek, Hinojosa said she felt border security needed to happen but that there was a difference between people crossing illegally now and those who had been in the state for many years without legal status.

Newsweek reached out to Hinojosa's campaign for further comment on Thursday.

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