Texas Governor Greg Abbott deployed a special National Guard unit to the US-Mexico border on Monday. In Austin, a border Democrat has filed bills to help the governor be reimbursed for security efforts along the border.
Texas' Military Department will coordinate with U.S. Border Patrol under the Trump Administration to "secure the border", government officials said.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered 400 soldiers Monday to the Rio Grande Valley, escalating efforts to secure the state’s border with Mexico as President Donald Trump sends military
The governor said that Texas incurred costs for border walls, military support and transportation that should have been covered by the U.S.
Abbott's comments came after A&M invited staffers and students to attend a conference that a conservative activist said broke the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
As part of a nationwide crackdown against immigrants who may be in the U.S. without legal status, agents took to several Texas cities Sunday.
Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 soldiers to the Texas-Mexico border, supporting Trump's mass deportation and border security efforts.
More than 400 soldiers from the force, as well as C-130s and Chinook helicopters, will deploy from bases in Fort Worth and Houston to the border where they will join "thousands" of Texas National Guard soldiers.
Resisting with marches won't be enough. We must approach the next four years with the resilience to adapt, innovate and be bold in our solutions.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation, Abbott requested more than $11 billion from Washington.
The U.S. Border Patrol chief’s official X account posted Tuesday that Texas "border czar" Mike Banks was the agency’s 27th leader.