News From the Border

Providing the news from a different front but from a war that we must win as well! I recognize the poverty and desperate conditions that many Latinos live in. We, as the USA, have a responsibility to do as much as we can to reach out to aid and assist spiritually with the Gospel and naturally with training, technology and resources. But poverty gives no one the right to break the laws of another sovereign nation.

Monday, December 11, 2006

Border webcams rack up millions of hits in a month

Web Posted: 12/10/2006 11:52 PM CST

Sig Christenson
Express-News Military Writer

A monthlong "stress test" of Gov. Rick Perry's border Web camera network has ended, with state officials Sunday touting it as a success beyond anyone's dreams.

The network of eight cameras dotting South Texas linked to a state Web site — a setup that cost around $210,000. It netted 27.9 million hits and a handful of arrests.

"It was successful at a number of levels," said Robert Black, a spokesman for the governor. "Certainly it has allowed us to put a spotlight on an issue that is very important to Texans and the country, and that is border security."

Texans first logged on to the site, www.texasborderwatch.com, starting Nov. 3, only days before the election. The cameras showed what appeared to be still images, including one of a parking lot, a lake and the front license plate of a car. The system was closed Nov. 30.

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