Steven Seagal appointed deputy sheriff of Texas border town.  I have always liked Segal.  He took care of his own hometown in Louisiana.

Mr Seagal, 59, was sworn-in as a Sheriff’s Deputy this week to go out on patrol in Hudspeth County, which runs along the Rio Grande east of El Paso.

I congratulate the man on taking action and not just mouthing off words.

After Mr  Seagal expressed interest in joining the Hudspeth County department, two members of the department travelled to Los Angeles to talk to the actor about his proposal and to make sure he was serious, said Rusty Fleming, a spokesman for the sheriff and one of the two who made the trip.

‘We were very quick to find out that he was not doing this for publicity,’ Mr Fleming said. ‘He wants to come down to the border and work and try to do his part.’

Hudspeth County, population 3,400, is on the front-line of border issues ranging from illegal immigration to drug gangs.

We’ll see how this all works out come January.

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