With the invasion at the southern border taking a toll on Texas, today’s show focuses on four aspects every Texan should know about how we got here and what can be done.

There’s been a lot of news surrounding the border crisis this week. Starting off with the Republican Party of Texas’ calls for the legislature to act on Colony Ridge—the illegal alien housing community north of Houston—and culminating with new Texan Elon Musk’s trip to Eagle Pass to see the crisis up close and in person.

There’s a lot to cover and a lot you need to know about just how bad the invasion at the southern border is. So let’s take a look at four things every Texans needs to know about the border crisis.

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