TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Governor Abbott has ordered DPS to create a task force that will up security at religious spaces across the state.

This in the wake of violence on houses of worship like what just took place in Michigan .

The task force will be made up of state troopers, special agents in criminal investigation and Texas Rangers, along with working with local departments across the state.

Chase Bowers is the lead teaching pastor at Temple Bible Church and says they have security outside their facility for quite some time.

“For many years, TBC has had a paid security team made up of state officers, county deputies and people from our local police departments,” Bowers says.

However, not every church has a big enough budget and he says everyone deserves to feel safe when they w

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