Gov. Greg Abbott ordered DPS to deploy what he called “tactical strike teams” to arrest undocumented migrants with outstanding warrants.
The address, setting his priorities for the Texas Legislature, will be broadcast on TV stations across the state.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday that DPS operations are expected to expand within the coming days. Abbott posted that Texas DPS troopers and special agents have been deployed to assist President Trump's Homeland Security Investigations in "targeting and removing illegal immigrants.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered 400 soldiers Monday to the Rio Grande Valley, escalating efforts to secure the state’s border with Mexico as President Donald Trump sends military reinforcements after declaring a state of emergency along the border.
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.
Texas Governor Abbott has deployed DPS troopers and agents to aid President Trump's immigration crackdown, with expanding operations expected.
Gov. Greg Abbott appoints outgoing Rep. Shawn Thierry to Texas' juvenile justice board amid conservative push for juvenile inmate housing.
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.
Governor Greg Abbott, in a disturbing trend of expanding his gubernatorial powers to unprecedented levels, has taken it upon himself to decide the future of major public Texas universities.
The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize the offensive.
Texas Gov. Abbott is sending an additional 400 soldiers from military bases in Forth Worth and Houston to assist Border Patrol and the Trump administration's mission to "secure the border." The 400 soldiers join the thousands of troops Abbott has already deployed under his border mission,
Governor Abbott is expected to lay out his plan for the current session of the Texas Legislature and other goals he hopes to achieve in the next year.