In the KFOX article linked below Texas Governor Greg Abbott launched Operation Lone Star in March of 2021 in response to “a rise in illegal immigration.”
Read the full article here : https://web.archive.org/web/20230126010612/https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-texas-department-of-public-safety-explains-proactive-measures-taken-at-the-southern-border-governor-abbott-operation-lonestar