"Governor Greg Abbott today issued an Executive Order restricting ground transportation of migrants who pose a risk of carrying COVID-19 into Texas communities," the governor's office said in a release. .

TEXAS POLICE DEPARTMENT WARNS PUBLIC AFTER COVID-POSITIVE MIGRANTS RELEASED BY BORDER PATROL INTO TOWN

The Texas Republican added that the "dramatic rise in unlawful border crossings has also led to a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases among unlawful migrants who have made their way into our state, and we must do more to protect Texans from this virus and reduce the burden on our communities."

Earlier this month, Fox News reported that coronavirus cases among migrants in the Rio Grande Valley section of the southern border has surged 900%

This week, the police department in the Texas border town of La Joya warned residents that the border patrol was releasing illegal immigrants infected with the coronavirus into their town and placing them in hotels paid for by charity organizations.