As the fentanyl crisis gripped Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott ramped up border security, signed laws toughening criminal penalties for drug dealers and tied the problem to President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.

In his third term as governor, Abbott has been as aggressive as any politician in responding to calls to do something to stop people from“Texas is on the front lines of dealing with the fentanyl crisis caused by Biden’s open border policies,” Abbott said in August during a speech in Dallas.

“Just Texas law enforcement alone has seized more than enough fentanyl to kill every man, woman and child in the entire United States of America,” he said. “The number of Americans who would have lost their lives, if it were not for what Texas is doing, is completely incalculable.” dying from the illicit drug.