EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Texas Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is celebrating the inclusion of provisions in the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act of a bill he coauthored earlier to train Mexican soldiers to fight drug cartels.

The Partnership for Advancing Regional Training in Narcotics Enforcement Response Strategy (PARTNERS) Act died in a committee of the 118th Congress. But Cornyn managed to include portions in the new NDAA. The bill now goes to the conference committee.

“Texas shares more than 1,200 miles of border with Mexico and binational cooperation is essential to stop the flow of deadly drugs and keep people safe,” Cornyn said in a statement on Wednesday. “This legislation empowers the Department of War to train Mexican military forces in counternarcotics efforts to c

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