“Border security is three things: It is barriers in places that are hard to control, it is technology, ground sensors, radar, drones and other technological devices used to supplement the barriers, and then it’s people,” Senator John Cornyn (R-Tex.) said this week on Fox News. “It really is a combination of those three, and there is no one-size-fits-all prescription for the entire border. It’s quite a diverse geography.”

Abbott, in a statement to The Post, emphasized that the state has spent billions on border security. But he did not forcefully demand a border wall.

“A wall already exists on parts of the Texas border. I am hearing the same thing the President is hearing not only from law enforcement officials, but also from those who live on the border, and that is barriers work,” Abbott said. “Texans are tired of the empty rhetoric from Congress. They want action, and they want a secure border.”

Hurd, the only congressional Republican who represents a border district, is also the only Republican from Texas who has spoken out against Trump.