Gov., Texas
Video/Pic: Texas Nat’l Guard installs razor wire along border with New Mexico
A video shows the Texas National Guard installing razor wire on its border with New Mexico to prevent illegal immigrants from crossing.
New Mexico governor blasts Texas for razor wire between states
The expansion came three days after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the state would triple its razor wire border barriers.
Which Mexico are you? New Mexico furious after Texas installs razor wire along its border
Texas’ latest move is a ‘political stunt’ that will have ‘will have no meaningful impact on our nation’s broken immigration system,’ New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said
Texas doubles down on razor wire, fencing facing New Mexico
U.S. Border Patrol encounters with unauthorized migrants have fallen drastically since June. Still, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott remains concerned about the 58,000 or so that are getting through the Rio Grande or the border wall each month.
Gov. Lujan Grisham responds to Texas placing razor wire facing New Mexico
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday responded to the Texas National Guard installing razor wire along the Rio Grande facing New Mexico. KRQE’s sister station, KTSM, captured video showing troops putting up concertina wire and fencing on the riverbank in the El Paso,
Hearing held on Texas/Mexico border
Illegal border crossings in South Texas are down and the state is in the process of making some adjustments to Operation Lone Star. The revamping was discussed during a Senate hearing at the state capitol.
Abbott 'Tripling' Razor Wire Barriers Facing New Mexico To Prevent Spill Of Illegal Migrant Activity
Migrant apprehensions at the southern border are on track to reach their lowest annual total since the Trump administration. Still, Texas Governor Greg Abbott claims the "border is not safe" and is now "tripling" razor wire fencing along the riverbank between Texas and New Mexico.
Greg Abbott Defies Joe Biden With Pledge To Triple Razor Wire Defenses
The move comes as part of the Texas governor's ongoing Operation Lone Star, which aims to prevent illegal border crossings.
Texas Gov Abbott defies Biden administration amid border battle over island used by cartels
The Biden administration wants Texas to remove what was built on an island known for drug cartels in the Rio Grande that ...
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Texas governor defies Biden administration by refusing to remove constructions from border town
"For years, Fronton Island was overrun with violence" said governor Abbott through his X account. "Texas secured it against ...
Which key Texas politicians have the most impact on U.S. immigration policy?
Immigration policy has been one of the top issues in the presidential race. Republicans and Democrats have been at odds on ...
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Soldiers Confronting Migrants: Texas’s Dangerous Precedent
Since March 2021 the state government of Texas, under Gov. Greg Abbott (R), has carried out “Operation Lone Star” (OLS), a ...
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GOP-led States in the Midwest Spend Millions Supporting Texas Border Operation Despite Sitting Thousands of Miles Away
Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska have spent approximately $7.1 million sending national guards, state troopers and other types of law enforcement to Texas ...
Greg Abbott Defies Joe Biden Order in Texas Border Battle
Texan authorities moved to secure Fronton Island in the Rio Grande after saying it had been taken over by cartels.
'End this fight': Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promotes hard-line border tactics, stumps for Trump in Arizona
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Rep. Eli Crane visited Mesa on Tuesday to kick off a policy tour for former President Donald Trump’s election bid in Arizona, a crucial battleground state in this year’s ...
Texas Guard verbally, physically abusing asylum-seekers at border, group says
A grassroots organization says it has documented cases of verbal and physical abuse against asylum-seekers crossing the Rio ...