The new head of the Border Patrol is in the Valley Friday. Mike Banks, the highest-ranking U.S. Border Patrol chief, swore in ...

Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the state's southern border with Mexico as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation ...

ROMA, Texas - National Guard members continue to play a key role in sealing and securing the southern U.S. border as ...

The accord will expand the Trump administration’s footprint by deputizing National Guard members as immigration agents.

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas National Guard soldiers at the state's southern border now have the authority to arrest people who enter the U.S. without authorization after a new agreement with the Trump ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and U.S. Customs and Border Protection have signed an agreement that allows Texas guardsmen to make ...

Laredo Sector Chief Agent Jesse Muñoz told the Laredo Morning Times the state troops will work under the direct supervision ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A member of the National Guard patrols along a stretch of border ...

saying it would "boost manpower for border security." Under the agreement, Texas National Guard troops would be able to arrest illegal immigrants so long as there is a U.S. immigration officer or ...

Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Jesse Muñoz on Friday told the Laredo Morning Times that over 300 Texas National Guard soldiers will arrive in the Laredo Sector within a month to enhance border ...

Texas National Guard soldiers deployed to the state's southern border with Mexico as part of Gov. Greg Abbott's Operation Lone Star can now "exercise the duties and functions" of federal ...