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Less than an hour after Sunday’s announcement, Texas lawmakers in Washington sent out press releases celebrating the news.

“Our mission has always been to take down Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda, the terrorist network that killed thousands of innocent Americans on September 11, 2001. That mission has now been accomplished through the patience and steadfast determination of our military, our intelligence officials and the united leadership of Presidents Bush and Obama,” Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said.

U.S. Representative Michael McCaul, R-Austin, echoed those words. Sunday, he sent a message saying "Finally the killer of nearly 3,000 innocent people on 9/11 has been held accountable. This success would not have been possible without the resolve and courage of our military and the commitment to seeing justice served by both Presidents Bush and Obama. It should send a resounding message to our enemies that the United States will not waiver in the defense of freedom and security,” he said.

Hutchison said although bin Laden is now dead, the mission is not over.

“Now we must continue to dismantle this and other terrorist networks that attempt to destroy freedom and human rights throughout the world.”

McCaul also warned, "While this is a historic day, Osama bin Laden will no doubt become immortalized in the eyes of al Qaeda and other radical Islamist groups that have continued to plot against us. Because of this I am concerned that the threat to the United States and to our presence overseas may escalate in the near term. Americans must remain vigilant. We must not ignore the threat that still exists.”

McCaul is chairman of the Homeland Security Oversight, Investigations & Management Subcommittee on the death of Osama bin Laden.