Did Texas Border Surge Cause 74 Percent Drop in Apprehensions? by KUT News published on 2015-07-29T16:58:54Z In announcing his candidacy for president, former Texas governor Rick Perry said, "I deployed the Texas National Guard" to the Texas-Mexico border. "And the policy worked; apprehensions at the border declined 74 percent." Is it true? KUT's Nathan Bernier asks PolitiFact Texas reporter Gardner Selby what the Truth-O-Meter says. http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2015/jul/26/rick-perry/rick-perry-says-74-percent-drop-border-apprehensio/ Genre PolitiFact