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.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday ordered agencies in the Lone Star State to assist federal immigration officers and federal border security efforts.

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.

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.

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

Trump has vowed punishing tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China, which are Texas’ biggest international trading partners.

The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.

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.

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

Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, President Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security policies and promised Texas would have support

The Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night voted to advance school voucher legislation for a full vote in the Senate after hours of public testimony largely focused on whether the proposal would live up to its promise of prioritizing low-income families and children with disabilities.

Several members of the Texas Legislature are expressing their support after Gov. Greg Abbott asked the federal government to reimburse Texas for money it spent securing the border during the Biden administration.