Border crisis, marijuana fights and more: This Week in Texas Politics

  The border crisis may have been the big headline this week, but Paxton’s marijuana law…

States should be reimbursed for sending law enforcement to border, Curtis says

  Utah Republican Rep. John Curtis has introduced a bill in Congress that would reimburse states…

CBP Officers Seize Fentanyl at The Paso Del Norte Border Crossing

  The CBP Strategy to Combat Fentanyl and Other Synthetic Drugs drives a whole-of-CBP approach that feeds into…

FBI foils 2022 plot by militiamen to “start a war” at the Texas-Mexico border

  A Tennessee man arrested Monday hoped to travel to the southern border with a militia…

Gov. Abbott to host Texas House Representatives for border security news conference in Eagle Pass

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This Texas city is caught in a fight over who controls the southern border

 Eagle Pass, Texas, is caught in the middle of a fight between state and federal power…

Chris Christie Has Not Yet Given Up on His Presidential Ambitions

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Laredo could get new Cesar Chavez Boulevard

  The streets of Laredo could soon sport the name of famous civil rights icon Cesar…

Texas Republicans demand, then help kill, bipartisan deal on border security

  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz says he has been warning Republicans for months that the proposal…

House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections

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Texas Rep. on why the border bill is a non-starter

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Crime and Punishment, Illegal Immigrant Edition: Who Counts the Cost?

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Fuming Mike Lee Turns Up the Heat on McConnell Over Border Bill: ‘WE NEED NEW LEADERSHIP

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Texas Border Governors

  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seated center, is joined by fellow governors during a press conference…

Reynolds plans Iowa’s 3rd deployment to Texas border

  DES MOINES — After a weekend trip to Texas, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said Monday…

Jeff Landry’s plan to send Louisiana troops to Texas border could cost millions

  Gov. Jeff Landry wants to send Louisiana National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border to…

YIKES: Joe Biden’s Talking to Dead People Again – and It’s Not Pretty

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Texas Sen. John Cornyn Latest to Question Border Deal: ‘I Have Questions and Serious Concerns’

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Chip Roy Torches Border Bill, Renames It the ‘War, Debt, and Open Borders Bill’

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‘Get the hell out’: Eagle Pass residents frustrated with Gov. Abbott’s impact on city

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Texas stripped of powers in border security bill

  New border security bill says constitutional challenges can only be made in Washington D.C.  Read…

Gov. Holcomb joins GOP governors in Texas to supposrt border security

  EAGLE PASS, Texas – Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb stood alongside the Texas border with Mexico…

The far-right loses in Northeast Texas

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Biden’s Approval Rating Falls to New Low, 30 Percent Think Trump Would Do Better Job Handling Border

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Native American Tribe Issues Bizarre Response to Kristi Noem’s Border Remarks

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Abbott to host 14 GOP governors in Texas for border security briefing

  Republican governors are heading to the border Sunday for an in-person briefing on Texas border…

Trump backers air grievances at Texas border rally

Hundreds of protesters from around the country flocked to a small Texas border town on Saturday…

A decade-old Scalia dissent is now driving the Texas-Biden dispute over illegal immigration

WASHINGTON — For more than a century, immigration and border enforcement have been seen as falling…

What’s going on at the border? A dramatic standoff between Texas and the White House.

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At Rally for Border Security in Texas, Fears of ‘Invasion’ and ‘Civil War’

  A conservative convoy gathered on the Texas border to support the state’s defiant stance on…

Alaskan Troops Heading to the Border: National Guard to Support Efforts at Southern Border

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Trump looms over Texas border rally targeting illegal immigration | World News

US News: Protesters rally against illegal immigration near the US-Mexico border in Texas with Trump’s influence…

‘God’s Army’ protesters rally in Texas against migrant crossings

In trucks, vans and RVs, hundreds of people converged Saturday in southern Texas to rally against…

Musk Nails It: Why Biden Intentionally Created the Border Crisis and Makes Excuses for Not Ending It

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Speaker Johnson Says What We Are All Thinking: Joe Biden Isn’t the Guy in Charge

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WATCH: Dr. Phil Visits the Border and Rips Apart the Failure of Biden, Harris

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Ted Cruz is winning with Texas millennials

Cruz, viewed as the one of the most vulnerable GOP senators, is relying on millennials amid…

Texas Celebrates One Year Of Texas Border Czar’s Leadership

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue…

Mob of Illegals Savagely Beats NYPD Officers, Some Apprehended but Immediately Let Loose With No Bail

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Ken Paxton sues five Texas cities that decriminalized marijuana

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Texas border standoff with feds in focus at Congressional hearing

WASHINGTON D.C. (Nexstar) — The ongoing standoff between Texas and the U.S. government regarding border security…

Will America Have to Experience Argentina’s Fate Before Electing Its Own Javier Milei?

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New Twist on Illegal Immigration: Russian Man Sneaks Onto Flight to LAX, Convicted of Being Stowaway

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Elon Musk Destroys Biden’s Border Narrative With One Tweet, Offers Easy Solution

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RedState Weekly Briefing: Kelly Spills Tea, Biden Bumbles, Payne Stuns Tarlov

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Gov. Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Lay Down the Law With Biden in Fiery Interviews: Don’t Mess With Texas

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Why Is the L.A. Times Losing $30+ Million a Year? This Hilarious Endorsement Is a Big Indicator

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Governor Abbott Strengthens Economic Relationships With Technology Partners In Mumbai

Governor Greg Abbott today held meetings with economic development partners and business leaders in Mumbai, India,…

New interactive dashboard shows respiratory infection data in Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A new interactive respiratory virus dashboard launched by the Texas Department of State…

Lawmakers tour South Texas border before heading to Mexico City

MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers from Texas toured the Rio…

When James Clyburn Is ‘Very Concerned’ About the Black Vote for Biden, the Democrats Have a Huge Problem

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Fetterman 2.0 Delivers a Little Truth About the Border That Accidentally Levels Joe Biden

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Jake Tapper Flies Wingman for Biden’s Border Crisis, Gets Fact-Checked Into Next Week by Speaker Johnson

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New York Mayor Adams Suing Bus Companies Over Expenses of Housing Illegal Immigrants

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More than 11,000 migrants waiting in northern Mexico amid border surge

While thousands of migrants enter the US illegally every day, more than 11,000 people continue to…

Texas border law challenged in ACLU lawsuit

In this FOX 7 Focus, John Krinjak speaks with constitutional law professor Eddy Carder about SB…

State of Texas: Legal challenge launched against bill to boost border security

A day after Gov. Greg Abbott signed it into law, a bill that would make illegal…

Railroad operations resume after 5-day closure in 2 Texas border towns

The federal government on Friday reopened railroad crossings in two Texas border towns, five days after…

Border Patrol Sector warns migrants of misinformation about illegal entry points in Texas

In recent weeks, the misinformation led migrants to believe that the international BSI 36 marker is…

More Than 24,000 Chinese Illegal Immigrants Nabbed at Southern Border in 2023

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LULAC applauds federal judge’s order to make Texas reposition buoys

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Texas says shallow river makes buoys legal, amid GOP calls to defund Homeland Security

Texas’ controversial buoy barrier in the Rio Grande is  

Texas is using a disaster proclamation to take over land near the border, attorneys say.

The edges of a pecan farm in Eagle Pass have been taken over by state troopers.…

Popcorn Time: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Drops off First Busload of Illegal Aliens in Los Angeles

In this episode of Oh, This Is Gonna Be Good… Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has…

U.S. Suspends Asylum Appointments in Texas Border City After Extortion Reports

By Daina Beth Solomon and Ted Hesson MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. asylum appointments at a…