Homeland Security Official Affirms Mexican Drug Cartel Violence Has Spilled Over Into Texas

El Paso, Texas on the right, Juárez, Mexico on the left (From The World)

From El Paso Times:

AUSTIN -- Violence from Mexican drug cartels has spilled over into Texas, state Homeland Security Director Steve McCraw said Monday.

"Yes, absolutely it has occurred; there's no question about it," McCraw said after a hearing before the House Committee on Border and International Affairs.

McCraw answered lawmakers' questions about Gov. Rick Perry's request for another $135 million for border security operations on the same day Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott asked lawmakers for a new tool to help bring down transnational gangs that threaten border communities.

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My Comment: Confirming what everyone who lives on the U.S./Mexican border knows already.

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