If it deters any terrorist infiltration, or adds manpower that helps prevent an outbreak of infectious disease by way of triage, then it is worthwhile.
Sending troops of some kind to the border sounds like a ~good~ idea to me. At the *very least*, those troops will be already mobilized and under local authorities’ control, if some more serious events show themselves.
Governor Perry is spending my Texas tax dollars thoughtfully and appropriately.
I’m not a Texan, but I agree.