Texas and CBP order state troops to enforce immigration law at border
The accord will expand the Trump administration’s footprint in Texas by deputizing state National Guard officers as ...
Texas National Guard can now arrest and detain people who illegally enter the US
Texas National Guard soldiers can arrest and detain people for entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico under an agreement ...
Hegseth, Homan visit Texas to meet troops on border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth touched down in Texas on Monday morning en route to the U.S. border with Mexico, his first ...
Gov. Abbott: President Trump uses tariffs as leverage to boost border security
The governor commented on the same day President Donald Trump agreed with the leaders of Mexico and Canada to pause higher ...
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Texas governor sending helicopters, 400 soldiers to border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is sending 400 soldiers and some helicopters to the border to augment President Trump’s federal efforts to secure the border. Abbott’s office in a Monday release ...
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With President Trump’s backing, Gov. Abbott expands Texas border security efforts
Departing from military bases in Houston and Fort Worth, the Texas Tactical Border Force is adding more than 400 soldiers to the border region, along with C-130s and Chinook helicopters.
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US consulate warns of gun battles, IEDs, kidnappings in Mexican border towns near Texas
American officials in Mexico have issued the highest-level travel warning amid increased gun battles, kidnappings and IEDs in a town that sits on the Texas border. The State Department has put the ...
Plans for Trump’s border mission include combat vehicles, infantry
The Pentagon is rushing to provide the Trump administration with options to vastly expand the military’s footprint from Texas ...
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Texas Gov. Seeks $11 Billion Reimbursement for Border Security
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a press conference in Dallas, March 17, 2021, addressing the arrival of a few hundred immigrant teen boys from the border to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
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I study democracy worldwide − here’s how Texas is eroding human rights, free expression and civil liberties
In December 2024, Texas Attorney General Ken ... Abbott’s campaign to control the U.S.-Mexico border has raised concerns among human rights groups about civil rights in the state.