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

Texas National Guard soldiers can arrest and detain people for entering the U.S. illegally from Mexico under an agreement ...

Federal border authorities have deputized Texas National Guard soldiers to arrest and detain immigrants in an unprecedented ...

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 ...

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 ...