Border Wars Texas is Ground Zero (update) Texas Border Security Report

"During the past two years, the state of Texas has become increasingly threatened by the spread of Mexican cartel organized crime," the report concluded. The report states six of the seven Mexican drug cartels have "command and control" operations in Texas cities. "Texas has become critical terrain and operational ground zero in the cartel 's efforts to expand into the United States," the report stated. McCaffrey said the cartels are heavily recruiting Texas