Thank you for the opportunity to testify in support of House Bill 20, which would create a Texas Border Protection Unit under the control of the Texas Department of Public Safety. My name is Joshua Treviño, and I am the Chief of Intelligence and Research at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a nonprofit and nonpartisan research institution in Austin, Texas. In my role, much of my work focuses on the violence in Mexico, and the reclamation of Texas’s sovereignty under the Constitution.
Border Security
What Mexico Is Demanding In Its Border Crossing Power Grab
MORENA demands sovereign restraint from Washington while expecting freedom to pursue its own political interests inside the U.S. By Alejandrina Elms Sovereignty has become the Mexican government’s favorite word in its relationship with Washington, D.C. Mexico invokes it in response to American criticism, security cooperation, and almost any suggestion that its domestic affairs might invite...
November 2, 2026