(Radio Iowa) – Governor Kim Reynolds is sending a small group of Iowa law officers and dozens of Iowa National Guard soldiers to assist Texas authorities with border security. This is the third time Reynolds has deployed Iowans to Texas. On Monday, 110 Iowa National Guard soldiers will start a month-long tour of duty with the Texas Military Department.

This Sunday, eight state troopers and two Iowa Department of Public Safety sergeants will leave Iowa for a 28 day stint in Texas. Reynolds says Texas faces nothing short of an invasion with historic levels of illegal immigrants and the Iowans she’s sending south will be front line help for Texas.

Governor Reynolds held a news conference in Des Moines on Oct. 26, 2023 after second deployment of Iowa Guard soldiers to Texas. (RI photo)

All the people the governor’s deploying to Texas are volunteers. Reynolds says she plans to use pandemic relief money to cover the costs of travel, accommodations and other expenses for this third group of Iowans deploying to Texas.