Border Security

Abbott included border security funding and increased penalties for migrant smugglers on his list of emergency items during Thursday’s State of the State address. He also ordered lawmakers to address the fentanyl crisis as he continued to rail against President Biden’s border policies.

History shows there are few governors who have attempted to make immigration central to their campaigns, and it has worked — in the short term.

Texas Army National Guard Spc. Bishop E. Evans has been found dead after an exhaustive interagency search over the weekend.

The Border Patrol recorded nearly 1.7 million apprehensions last year, eclipsing the record set in 2000. Still, the number of migrants crossing illegally is likely far below the all-time high.

Gov. Greg Abbot removed the counties when officials did not sign the local disaster declarations required to allow the arrests of migrants on criminal trespass charges.

Gov. Greg Abbott said the state will open an online donation portal later this week to fund the wall, but political scientists and his critics question the timing.

While border wall opponents are celebrating, they also say the fight may not be over. Environmental activists want wildlife corridors restored; others oppose security measure like cameras and drones.

President Joe Biden issued an executive order calling for a 100-day moratorium on some deportations as part of a sweeping review and reset of immigration and enforcement policies.

John Moore, a special correspondent for Getty Images, lived and traveled around the world for years before deciding to focus his time and work on the…

From Texas Standard: President Donald Trump addressed the nation Tuesday night. It was rumored that he would declare a national emergency as a means of…