The Pentagon released a map showing military control over at least half of the Texas southern border.
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The Benny ShowOct 26, 2026
None of the sources mention a Pentagon map showing military control over at least half of the Texas southern border, so the map claim cannot be confirmed or refuted.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… It's AG enforced and allows would allow me, of course, as AG, to remove those from office that are in the way. It's a very powerful tool that we passed to make sure that our border is secured and the state has the tools it needs to do so. One of the most incredible maps that I've seen over the last year is this Pentagon map that released, and they showed how they have militarized the border, and they are now taking over military control of what looks like at least half, perhaps more, of the Texas southern border, of course, the largest border with Mexico and where a considerable amount of the narco trafficking and human smuggling occurred under Joe Biden. Do you welcome this, and how will you ensure that this partnership stays strong? …
The Benny Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. The War Horse reports National Defense Areas cover about 42% of the entire U.S.-Mexico border across four states, and CS Monitor says they cover one-third to one-half of the border's length.[4][5]
Context. Defense One reports Texas-area zones including NDA 3 (about 250 miles along the Rio Grande, extended by about 40 miles) and NDA 6 (about 150 miles), but gives no total share of the Texas southern border.[6]
Context. Coverage of the Justice Department opinion and the National Defense Area designations discusses a GAO map of NDAs, not a Pentagon map showing at least half of Texas's border under control.[3][7]
Context. No source addresses a Pentagon map released for this purpose, and the fact-checks in the set (Full Fact, Snopes) do not examine this claim.[1][2]
Sources
7 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1United States - Full Factfullfact.org · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Fact Checks Archivesnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Justice Department expands military's power to detain migrants accused of trespassingcbsnews.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 4Investigation into the military's role at securing the southern ...thewarhorse.org · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Military's arrest power at southern border grows. What's ...csmonitor.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6The US military is taking formal control of more Texas borderlanddefenseone.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7nda maps TXNDA - U.S. Army Garrisonshome.army.mil · not rated · cited for: context
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