A group of elected officials and business leaders from the Texas border today joined Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, in calls for U.S. Customs and Border Protection to deploy unmanned aerial surveillance drones to monitor the Texas-Mexico border.

"In a world of evolving threats to our national security, the U.S. cannot rely on outmoded strategies and tactics rooted in the past," said Del Rio Mayor Efrain Valdez, newly elected chairman of the Texas Border Coalition. "It is vital that the Obama administration take immediate action to enhance border security using unmanned aerial drone ...

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