As more federal troops deploy to the border, the fate of Texas’ state military mission is unclear
The Trump administration has suggested the expanded federal military effort at the border may be modeled on Operation Lone Star, a Texas National Guard mission that's been underway for four years.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deploys hundreds more troops to Texas-Mexico border
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.
‘Side-by-side’: Texas deploys hundreds of troops, choppers to help Trump tackle border crisis
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that he is deploying troops and choppers in order to help the Trump administration secure the border.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 additional National Guard troops to US-Mexico border
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants.
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 immigration agents at the border.
Hegseth, Homan visit Texas to meet troops on border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday touched down in Texas enroute to the U.S. border with Mexico, his first trip since ...
Texas National Guard soldiers now have authority to make arrests at U.S.-Mexico border
The new policy is a result of a memorandum of understanding between Gov. Greg Abbott and the head of U.S Customs and Border ...
Greg Abbott Gives Texas National Guard Sweeping New Powers
Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that the Texas National Guard has been authorized to carry out immigration arrests ...
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Texas National Guard troops allowed to make immigration arrests
The Trump administration and the state of Texas have reached a deal that will allow Texas National Guard troops to make ...
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SecDef Pete Hegseth visits the border to meet the troops
Fort Bliss is an Army facility near El Paso, Texas, which is a key crossing point between the U.S. and Mexico.
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Texas troops among 1,500 activated for U.S. southern border ‘security,’ military says
7:16 p.m. Jan. 24, 2025: Updated to include a response from a U.S. Northern Command spokesperson. Four military police units from Texas are among as many as 1,500 active-duty troops bound for the ...
National Guard troops conduct training exercises along South Texas border
The new Texas National Guard and military troops sent recently to the Rio Grande Valley will assist Border Patrol agents on ...
Texas National Guard deputized to make immigration arrests
The Texas National Guard has new authority to conduct immigration arrests under a Sunday agreement with President Donald ...
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Secretary of Defense Hegseth visits El Paso
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Fort Bliss and the southern border on Monday, Feb. 3, Fort Bliss announced.