Officials: Crisis on the Border a Threat to Valley Residents

A police officer admitted the cartels are here and are threatening his family. “They follow us around the clock. They know we follow the constitution. They know we don’t stop anybody unless we have a reason to top them,” Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw said Monday.

The crisis on the border may have Rio Grande Valley residents in more danger than they realize, state officials said.

Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw testified before the Texas Senate Finance Committee Monday. He painted a picture of cartels and other dangerous criminals penetrating our border.

McCraw’s testimony is a dark reminder of what CHANNEL 5 NEWS reported in depth in 2011.

“There’s people that see you when you leave work … they follow you to your house,” a source told CHANNEL 5 NEWS in 2011.

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