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.
Trump has vowed punishing tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, which are Texas’ biggest international trading partners.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS tactical strike teams to assist the Trump administration's efforts to go after illegal immigrants inside the state, as Austin law enforcement officials vow to not comply.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that additional state emergency response resources ahead of potentially heavy rainfall across the state of Texas on Wednesday and Thursday.
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
Governor Greg Abbott congratulated the City of Lubbock on being designated as the second Digital Media Friendly Texas Certified Community by the Texas Film Commission.
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.