Texas, Abbott and Border

Texas will provide assets in Trump's border security fight, but Abbott says feds must pay
Here's why the Texas governor, who helped make border security a top issue in the 2024 election cycle, is heading back to Washington next week.
Gov. Abbott back in Washington, D.C. asking for federal reimbursement of border security costs
Abbott said that if Congress pays back the state, they will receive about 70 miles of border wall that either has already been built or is in the process of being completed, along with other barriers state National Guard members have put into place.
Gov. Greg Abbott Escalates Border Security with Operation Lone Star, Touting Over 531K Apprehensions in Texas
Texas Governor Abbott's Operation Lone Star reports over 531,100 immigrant apprehensions and significant drug seizures.
Gov. Greg Abbott is back in Washington in search of $11 billion payback for border costs
Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the nation’s capital Wednesday in his ongoing pursuit of $11 billion from the federal government to cover the cost of the state’s 4-year-old border security initiative Operation Lone Star.
Gov. Greg Abbott pushes Congress for $11.1 billion reimbursement to secure Texas border
For the second consecutive week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott returned to Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to advocate for federal reimbursement of the state's border security efforts under Operation Lone Star.
SCOOP: Trump budget chief Vought tells GOP senators $175B needed 'immediately' for border security
FIRST ON FOX: President Donald Trump's newly sworn in Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought emphasized ...
'Shadow Wolves' border-security team would get boost under Sen. Ruben Gallego bill
The Shadow Wolves, an elite Tohono O'odham Nation-based border patrol group, could expand under Gallego's bill.
Graham unveils budget plan to beef up border security and defense
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday unveiled a 61-page budget resolution that would lay the ...
Assessing Claims About Trump’s Border Security Agreement With Canada
Canada has agreed to ensure we have a secure Northern Border, and to finally end the deadly scourge of drugs like Fentanyl ...
Budget chair Lindsey Graham releases Senate reconciliation ‘blueprint’ on border security, energy after House delays
Graham (R-SC) warned House Republicans earlier this week that the Senate was moving forward with a two-bill approach to enacting President Trump’s agenda.
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Hegseth emphasizes 'border security is national security' during visit southern border
Hegseth wrote, "Border Security is national security" before arriving in Texas Monday. Fort Bliss, one of the U.S. Army's ...
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MPs debate border security bill as government says 'enforced returns' have increased
BBC Verify has been looking at the official figures released this afternoon The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill aims to boost the power of law enforcement agencies, and let them use ...
Texas could sell 100 miles of border to feds, DPS has same powers as ICE, Abbott says
Abbott is in Washington this week to lobby Congress for $11 billion to compensate Texas for money spent on his Operation Lone Star, to secure the border during the Biden Administration.
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Canada Names Senior Cop as ‘Fentanyl Czar’ in Border Security Crackdown
Brosseau, who has recently served as Trudeau’s deputy national security and intelligence adviser, “will work closely with US counterparts and law enforcement agencies to accelerate Canada’s ongoing ...
Hegseth warns Europeans 'realities' of China and border threats prevent US from guaranteeing their security
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Europeans this week that "realities" prevent the U.S. from being its security guarantor ...