COLDSPRING, Texas — Following a mass murder and cartel-connected marijuana grow house bust, county residents had seen firsthand, the impact of the border crisis on their community.
Capers told the commissioners that funding is available, if approved by the governor’s office, to purchase additional equipment and hire more manpower to combat the impacts of border-related criminal activity taking place in the county. “The southern border has been a big part of what we dealt with this legislative session,” Bailes stated. “We made sure to put the money there to support this local community and this county.”San Jacinto County Judge Fritz Faulkner reviews the county’s disaster declaration prior to a unanimous vote to approve.
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