
Texas Governor Greg Abbott once again took to Twitter to comment on America’s Team, blaming the Dallas Cowboys’ 26-20 loss to the New Orleans Saints on a defense more penetrable than his state’s southern border.
by Robert Wilde6 Oct 2015, 12:08 AM PST0

Southern Methodist University (SMU) launched a Texas-Mexico program on Tuesday. The Texas-Mexico policy-based research program was announced on Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s final day of his three-day visit to Mexico.
by Merrill Hope9 Sep 2015, 5:53 AM PST0

Republican Presidential Candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush told a group at a Florida rally about his Texas border trip and explained why a border wall wouldn’t be practical or conservative. Bush returned to the friendly turf of the Sunshine State on Wednesday, with a town hall style meeting in Pensacola.
by Rob Milford26 Aug 2015, 4:19 PM PST0

Members of the Illinois National Guard (ING) are headed to help secure the border between Texas and Mexico. Approximately twenty soldiers and one helicopter will join other National Guard units from across the nation as part of Operation Phalanx II.
by Bob Price25 Jun 2015, 4:33 AM PST0

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker left a tour of the U.S.-Mexico border without addressing questions being raised about his stance on immigration.
by Breitbart News27 Mar 2015, 6:51 PM PST0

DONNA, Texas – A Breitbart Texas investigation into corruption within the school district of this border city has revealed suspicious activities regarding their team doctor; a doctor with a history of sanctions by the Texas Medical Board who appears to be buying controlled narcotics through the school.
by Ildefonso Ortiz22 Mar 2015, 9:51 AM PST0

A joint operation between the FBI and several Texas police departments near the border has resulted in multiple arrests of suspected online predators, and authorities are concerned about the overwhelming response to their sting operation. Within four days, five men were arrested after responding to what they believed was an invitation from a 14-year-old girl to meet them for sex. Additional arrests are expected in the coming days.
by Ildefonso Ortiz1 Mar 2015, 7:04 AM PST0

A leaked report from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) states that border surge was largely a success. The report cites numbers indicating a reduction in illegal immigrant border crossings and cartel activity. The report lays the foundation for Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s plan to increase the number of permanent DPS troopers along the Texas-Mexico border.
by Bob Price25 Feb 2015, 9:52 AM PST0

Approximately 2,000 inmates at a federal detention center near the border that primarily houses immigration detainees rioted and set off fires, requiring a massive mobilization of law enforcement to secure the perimeter and restore order.
by Ildefonso Ortiz20 Feb 2015, 5:07 PM PST0

Democrat Texas State Representative Ana Hernandez (D-Houston), has filed a bill that would require a Texas Supreme Court committee to develop an educational guide that would assist judges in determining which children are eligible for “special immigrant juvenile status” (“SIJS”). Federal law gives special protections to eligible unaccompanied immigrant children (“UACs”) who have entered the country illegally.
by Lana Shadwick20 Feb 2015, 8:30 AM PST0

In a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick announced that he is seeking $12 million to continue the border surge of Texas National Guard troops through May. They are currently scheduled to leave next month, and
by Sarah Rumpf10 Feb 2015, 2:07 PM PST0

An El Paso federal court jury convicted an El Paso County Probation Officer and three other Folk Nation/Gangster Disciples on charges of trafficking a minor female in a sex trafficking case. The men were charged with forcing a 16-year-old girl into prostitution where she was forced to have sex for money with as many as six men per day.
by Bob Price21 Jan 2015, 2:20 PM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — The former head of the Mexican Gulf Cartel pleaded guilty to drug conspiracy charges in Texas. He was originally caught on the Texas border by U.S. authorities.
by Ildefonso Ortiz15 Jan 2015, 9:36 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — A man who has been wanted for a Texas murder for 14 years has been arrested near the Texas border with Mexico. Federal agents arrested the man on murder charges.
by Ildefonso Ortiz14 Jan 2015, 9:22 AM PST0

Federal agents and local law enforcement along the Texas border arrested a major suspected drug trafficker. The accused kingpin had managed to stay away from convictions for almost a decade — despite years of serious accusations against him.
by Ildefonso Ortiz10 Jan 2015, 11:45 AM PST0

A former U.S. federal agent tasked with investigating cartel-corrupted law enforcement on the Texas border will spend one year and one day in prison for falsifying investigations.
by Ildefonso Ortiz8 Jan 2015, 9:23 AM PST0

The son of legendary Gulf Cartel leader Osiel Cardenas remains in federal custody after U.S. agents arrested him at the Texas border. He was allegedly trying to smuggle hundreds of ammunition rounds and weapons parts into Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz6 Jan 2015, 11:07 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — After a brief firefight, the Mexican army rescued a kidnapped woman from a group of cartel gunmen near the Texas border.
by Ildefonso Ortiz5 Jan 2015, 9:00 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas – The Mexican military seized an armored vehicle loaded with a grenade launcher and several other drug cartel weapons and ammunition just south of the Texas border.
by Ildefonso Ortiz4 Jan 2015, 10:57 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas – One of the most famous leaders of the Gulf cartel is suing the U.S. government in an effort to have a federal judge determine if he is a U.S. citizen or not.
by Ildefonso Ortiz3 Jan 2015, 7:32 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — A female bodybuilder is facing federal charges in yet another case involving women injecting liquid rubber into buttocks near the Texas border with Mexico.
by Ildefonso Ortiz30 Dec 2014, 8:52 AM PST0

MATAMOROS, Tamaulipas – A series of kidnappings in the Mexican border city of Matamoros prompted the U.S. Department of State to issue a security warning to American travelers.
by Ildefonso Ortiz29 Dec 2014, 1:10 PM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas – As federal agencies continue to look into a series of 911 threats where a suspected Mexican cartel member claimed to have kidnapped a U.S. Border Patrol agent, the agency tasked with securing the borders confirms that none of their agents have been kidnapped.
by Ildefonso Ortiz28 Dec 2014, 8:48 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — A person claiming to be a cartel member called 911 in the border city of La Joya, Texas stating that they had kidnapped a U.S. Border Patrol agent.
by Ildefonso Ortiz26 Dec 2014, 8:02 AM PST0

MCALLEN, Texas — A Mexican border teenager is accused of luring a pregnant woman on Facebook for the purposes of murdering her and cutting open her midsection to remove the unborn baby.
by Ildefonso Ortiz26 Dec 2014, 6:47 AM PST0