In an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott said "I immediately said yes" when the Trump administration ...

The new authority is a shift for the Guard and the military broadly, which has been limited to a supporting role for the ...

The announcement comes the day after Abbott ordered 400 Texas National Guard troops and additional military equipment to the Rio Grande Valley to support Trump's border security initiatives and ...

The new Texas National Guard troops also are expected to help with mechanical equipment repairs, and transportation needs like moving encountered migrants. Meanwhile, Border Patrol agents will ...

According to the governor, 5,400 immigrants in Texas have a warrant for their arrest. Department of Public Safety Special Operations agents escort a group of migrants through private property near ...

The tactical border force will join thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers already deployed ... Border Patrol encounters with migrants crossing from Mexico into the U.S. plummeted to a four ...

The Coast Guard now says it has conducted multiple ferry flights with its fixed-wing aircraft, transporting detained migrants ... national transport of aliens to designated locations in Texas ...

They will also have support from the DPS aircraft and intelligence divisions. More: Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 additional National Guard troops to Texas' southern border "Texas is expanding our ...