Scope: State (Texas)
Branch: Executive
Severity: Green
Date occurred: January 29, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott signed Executive Order GA-53 directing the Texas Military Department to develop an operational plan for cooperating with the U.S. armed forces on the southern border. The order frames the objective as regaining and maintaining operational control of the border.
Constitutional basis: Governor directing state military forces under the Texas Constitution's commander-in-chief power to plan cooperation with federal forces, a coordinated and well-established exercise.