Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS tactical strike teams to assist the Trump administration's efforts to go after illegal immigrants inside the state, as Austin law enforcement officials vow to not comply.

A powerful and rare winter storm swept across the South on Tuesday, bringing the first-ever Blizzard Warning to the Gulf Coast and blasting communities from Texas to Florida to the Carolinas with record-shattering snow that snarled travel and brought daily life to a halt.

Millions of people living along the Gulf Coast and into the Southeast are bracing for a rare, significant winter storm that’s expected to significantly impact travel and lead to power outages due to heavy snow and ice starting Monday evening.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday morning asked the Texas Department of Public Safety, or DPS, to deploy tactical strike teams to "support the Trump Administration’s homeland security operations to locate and arrest criminal illegal immigrants in the state.

On Monday, Texas DPS Lieutenant Olivarez confirmed that shots were fired from inside Mexico toward a group of Border Patrol agents on Fronton Island. According to a CBP statement, at approximately 1:29 p.m., border patrol agents reported shots fired in Fronton, Texas.