"It's scary. It's scary." That's how lifelong border resident L. Esparza describes what's happening along the Rio Grande. She tells us she's seen first-hand just how dangerous the area has become. "One time there was a drug smuggler and the Border Patrol chased him all the way through here," she tells KFOX. "My grandkids were playing here in front of the house."

Residents in Fabens and Sierra Blanca say they're scared but not shocked by KFOX video showing men in military fatigues carrying automatic weapons within yards of the international boundary. As the video was being recorded late Tuesday afternoon, a Hudspeth County Sheriff's Deputy spotted other men, similarly armed and dressed, on the U.S. side of the Rio Grande. Area resident C. Salinas says "They can do whatever they want to, whenever they want to."

Congress wants to hear more. Today in Houston, Congressmen are asking law officers from border areas in Texas, including El Paso and Hudspeth County, to present evidence about the situation they're facing. KFOX Reporter Ben Swann who witnessed Tuesday afternoon's border incident also will be in the hearing.

Meanwhile, Texas Governor Rick Perry is releasing another $3.8 million dollars to support local law officers in their fight to secure the border with Mexico.

Border residents tell us incursions like those in the past two weeks have been happening for years. And they're glad that the issue is finally getting the attention of lawmakers.