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Millions of Texans are without power following Hurricane Beryl’s landfall in the Lone Star State early Monday morning.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called out voter fraud, “especially in Houston,” after a judge ruled that a 2022 district court race was faulty.

The Texas Department of Public Safety announced the arrest this week of its number one most wanted criminal illegal immigrant. This is the second arrest this month from the State’s newly created Top 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrants List.

Police arrested a Mexican national on Texas’ Top 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Migrants List who was wanted for a parole violation on a murder charge. The arrest comes one day after Governor Greg Abbott announced the law enforcement tool on Wednesday.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott welcomed the first 300 National Guard soldiers as they relocated to a new forward operating base located on the Mexican border just south of Eagle Pass. Abbott toured “Forward Operating Base Eagle” on Friday alongside Adjutant General of Texas Major General Thomas Suelzer and Texas Border Czar Mike Banks. The Governor held a press conference after the tour, providing more details about the latest developments at the base camp.

Videos provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety show migrants breaching federal border walls at opposite ends of the state’s border with Mexico. In El Paso, migrants became aggressive when confronted by Border Patrol agents. In McAllen, smugglers ferried a ladder across the Rio Grand to scale a border wall.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a pardon to U.S. Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, citing the state’s Stand Your Ground laws and the right of self-defense. Perry was convicted by a Travis County court in April 2023 for shooting and killing Garret Foster during a Black Lives Matter protest.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a warning to migrants thinking of crossing the Rio Grande River, reminding them of alligators in the water.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a warning to migrants who might attempt to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico illegally — “Alligators are in the Rio Grande. FYI there are warning signs posted in some sectors. Cross at your own risk.”

Rev. Franklin Graham on Thursday praised Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) for taking a hard stance against anti-Israel protesters gathered at the University of Texas at Austin on Wednesday.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a state immigration bill modeled on the Texas bill signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. The bill is expected to pass the Oklahoma Senate, and Governor Kevin Stitt is expected to sign it

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) were among the Republicans to issue statements in support of Israel after Iran launched long-range drones.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-IL) stated that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) should be investigated by the federal government for “child smuggling” over his busing of migrants to sanctuary cities, but

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) said on this week’s broadcast on “Fox News Sunday” that President Joe Biden’s “political games” are causing the invasion of the United States by migrants.

A Texas magistrate judge ordered that migrant accused in the March 21 El Paso border riot be released on a personal recognizance bond on Easter Sunday. The judge accused the El Paso District Attorney’s Office of not being prepared to proceed on detention hearings required under Texas law.

A large group of migrants appeared to push their way past Texas National Guard soldiers and razor-wire barriers in an attempt to enter the United States near El Paso on Thursday illegally. The migrants appeared to be stopped by a permanent border barrier after assaulting several guardsmen.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Tuesday allowing the Texas SB4 Immigration Law to go into effect, at least for now. The action by the court will leave in place an appeals court administrative stay on an earlier federal judge’s preliminary injunction blocking the law from taking effect as scheduled. The latest ruling will see the matter sent back to United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals who will hear the case on appeal.

Pornhub and other affiliated porn websites have blocked access to their sites for people in Texas over the state’s new age verification law. 

Britain agreed to a trade deal with Texas as the UK government continues its strategy of inking agreements with individual American states.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has responded to the dozens of bands who have pulled out of this year’s SXSW Festival in protest of its sponsorship deal with the U.S. Army.

The United States Supreme Court extended its pause, preventing the implementation of Texas SB4 immigration law on Wednesday. The nation’s highest court extended the temporary pause until Monday, March 18.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a temporary stay of a lower court order blocking the implementation of a newly enacted Texas law that would allow for the prosecution of migrants illegally entering the state. The new law provides a mechanism for the State of Texas to remove migrants from the country.

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) was purposefully “trying to wreak havoc in other cities and states across the country.”

Firefighters in the Texas Panhandle recovered the remains of 83-year-old Joyce Blankenship in her home which burned in the largest wildfire in Texas history. Officials report the fire consumed more than one million acres and is only three percent contained.

Former President Donald Trump will speak on Thursday afternoon at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas. The GOP presidential frontrunner will find a much more secure border than residents have dealt with in recent months. The former president will witness hundreds of Texas Army National Guard soldiers, and a cadre of law enforcement officers posted along the border in what was once the busiest migrant crossing point along the southwest border.

The Smokehouse Creek Wildfire in the Texas Panhandle spread to cover more than 500,000 acres on Wednesday, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. Officials report the fire is zero percent contained at this point.

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that former President Donald Trump would clinch the Republican presidential nomination by mid-March.

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” that President Joe Biden needed “a backbone” to enforce immigration laws on the U.S.-Mexico border.

On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “America Reports,” National Border Patrol Council President Brandon Judd stated that while he wishes the Senate border bill would have gone to the floor, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is the only

Texas will install a military base in the border city of Eagle Pass to curb the flow of illegal migrants, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” CNN Political Director David Chalian stated that “We normally think of” immigration as “just an issue for the right-wing echo chamber.” But now that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has brought “the migrant

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” Biden Campaign Co-Chair Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) stated that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has had political success and made immigration “a local issue” for cities like New York, Chicago, and Denver. After host

A federal district court judge, appointed by former President Obama, has thrown out a lawsuit brought by a group of male illegal aliens who claimed Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) “Operation Lone Star” violated their constitutional rights. 

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) said on Fox News Channel’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that the razor wire installation in Eagle Pass, TX has led to a “massive reduction” in migrants illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

Police officers from Eagle Pass, Texas, took to the street on Saturday to control entry and exit points from Shelby Park as hundreds of peaceful demonstrators held a rally twenty miles north of the city in Quemado, Texas. True to their promises, rally organizers limited their activities to the small border community outside the city, with only a few visitors walking the streets downtown near Shelby Park.

Thursday on FNC’s “Hannity,” Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) defended his decision to send Florida National Guard troops to Texas to support that state’s efforts to secure the U.S.-Mexico border.