Greg Abbott's orders are focused on strengthening border security, and include assisting with migrant arrests and looking for land for the government to lease.
Over 400 Texas National Guard troops and equipment began arriving in the Rio Grande Valley on Monday evening to assist with border security.
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Border agents shot at in South Texas
Border Patrol agents were fired upon Monday in the remote Starr County town of Fronton, Texas, Border Report has been told.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is set to deliver his State of the State Address outlining his priorities for the 89th Legislature this coming Sunday.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott, alongside the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Texas National Guard, is collaborating with the Trump Administration to enhance border security efforts.
The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But Texas' biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.
Governor Greg Abbott orders Texas state agencies to reject federal woke gender ideology mandates, emphasizing recognition of only two sexes.
Greg Abbott announced on Monday ... with U.S. Border Patrol agents under the Trump administration. Abbott directed the Texas Military Department to deploy the Texas Tactical Border Force from ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to keep migrants from illegally entering the country. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday morning. The others left from a base in Houston.
Governor Greg Abbott has called on U.S. Congress to reimburse Texas for over $11.1 billion spent on border security. Abbott attributes the expenditure to the Biden Administration's
House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, public school funding, water infrastructure and private school vouchers.