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.

Republicans in the U.S. Senate, led by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-TX, introduced a bill to protect military installations and training areas from America’s adversaries, including

The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize the offensive.

The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new detainment facilities.

Gov. Greg Abbott, seen with then-President Donald Trump in Edinburg in 2023, was praised by Trump recently for his border security efforts. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune Audio recording ...

TX, along with several GOP cosponsors, introduced a bill to protect military installations and training areas from U.S. adversaries, including China, Iran, North Korea and Russia.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued five Executive Orders on Wednesday, directing state agencies to work with the Trump Administration to enforce border and homeland security operations, including deportation efforts.

Governor Greg Abbott this week officially demanding reimbursement for the $11 billion shelled out by Texas taxpayers to do a job the Biden administration simply refused to accomplish.

Gov. Greg Abbott wants the federal government to reimburse Texas $11 billion the state has poured into his border security crackdown over the last three years — including costs Texas racked up busing migrants to Democratic-led cities across the country.

It was a change from the Republican governor's legal battles with the Biden administration. Abbott spent the last four years testing a state's ability to enforce immigration law — at times at odds with Border Patrol.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued five Executive Orders Wednesday directing state agencies to partner with the Trump Administration on their border and homeland security operations.