Border Patrol Tactical Unit Has at Times Played High-Profile Role

WASHINGTON — In the sprawling distances of South Texas, sheriff’s deputies, local and county police officers, Texas Rangers and Highway Patrol troopers, U.S. Border Patrol agents, immigration officers and other members of law enforcement work together on a daily basis.

Along the more than 1,200 miles of border between Mexico and Texas,

and local law enforcement agencies respond to one another’s calls for backup and…