/tags/texas-national-guard Texas National Guard en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:50:07 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-24/border-patrol-laredo-sector-chief-explains-the-expanding-powers-of-the-texas-national-guard Laredo Sector Chief Jesse Muñoz discusses the partnership between U.S. Border Patrol and the Texas National Guard in immigration enforcement. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 11:50:07 GMT /texas-news/2025-02-24/border-patrol-laredo-sector-chief-explains-the-expanding-powers-of-the-texas-national-guard Marian Navarro /texas-news/2024-09-03/17-guardsmen-have-died-on-gov-greg-abbotts-controversial-border-mission-soldiers-speak-out Since Abbott's Operation Lone Star began in 2021, at least 17 Texas National Guardsman have died from a multitude of causes, including a drowning in an attempt to save migrants, negligent discharge of a personally owned weapon and suicides. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:38:40 GMT /texas-news/2024-09-03/17-guardsmen-have-died-on-gov-greg-abbotts-controversial-border-mission-soldiers-speak-out Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio /texas-news/2024-02-16/texas-military-department-to-build-new-operations-camp-in-eagle-pass Construction of the facility, which will be able to hold more than 2,000 soldiers upon completion, is the latest in the state’s years-long feud with the Biden administration over border security. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:03:51 GMT /texas-news/2024-02-16/texas-military-department-to-build-new-operations-camp-in-eagle-pass Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom /politics/2024-02-12/texas-national-guard-border-dispute-federal-powers The ongoing political conflict at the border raises the question of how far Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and President Joe Biden can push back using the National Guard. Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /politics/2024-02-12/texas-national-guard-border-dispute-federal-powers Megan Cardona /texas-news/2024-02-07/eagle-pass-residents-on-edge-as-texas-gov-vows-to-expand-border-operations Residents of Eagle Pass say they're more worried about danger stirred up by Gov. Greg Abbott than by immigrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande. Thu, 08 Feb 2024 02:39:45 GMT /texas-news/2024-02-07/eagle-pass-residents-on-edge-as-texas-gov-vows-to-expand-border-operations David Martin Davies /texas-news/2022-10-04/another-national-guard-soldier-working-operation-lone-star-dies-by-suspected-suicide According to documents obtained by the Army Times and The Texas Tribune, the soldier shot himself with his duty weapon. Tue, 04 Oct 2022 17:41:11 GMT /texas-news/2022-10-04/another-national-guard-soldier-working-operation-lone-star-dies-by-suspected-suicide Davis Winkie | Military Times , James Barragán | The Texas Tribune /politics/2022-09-15/texas-has-spent-over-4-billion-on-operation-lone-star-where-did-that-money-come-from With a lack of concrete results and about a year left in the state’s two-year budget cycle, it’s unclear whether Texas can afford to continue running the border security initiative in its current form. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 16:00:00 GMT /politics/2022-09-15/texas-has-spent-over-4-billion-on-operation-lone-star-where-did-that-money-come-from Glorie G. Martinez, Rhonda Fanning /education/2022-05-06/gov-greg-abbott-says-federal-government-should-cover-cost-of-educating-undocumented-students Abbott expanded on comments he made about how he wants to “resurrect” the 1982 U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe, which guaranteed that public schools would educate all students regardless of citizenship status. Fri, 06 May 2022 15:30:00 GMT /education/2022-05-06/gov-greg-abbott-says-federal-government-should-cover-cost-of-educating-undocumented-students Kate McGee | The Texas Tribune /environment-nature/2022-05-03/fort-worth-area-growth-has-made-flooding-worse-a-new-regional-water-study-could-offer-solutions The city of White Settlement is working with the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the Texas Military Department to address flooding along the arms of the Farmers Branch Creek that have cost millions of dollars in damages to the area over the years. Tue, 03 May 2022 18:00:00 GMT /environment-nature/2022-05-03/fort-worth-area-growth-has-made-flooding-worse-a-new-regional-water-study-could-offer-solutions Sandra Sadek | Fort Worth Report /texas-news/2022-04-25/national-guard-soldier-missing-after-trying-to-save-two-migrants-in-rio-grande Specialist Bishop E. Evans, a 22-year-old was a field artilleryman from Arlington. He joined the Texas Army National Guard in 2019. Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:45:00 GMT /texas-news/2022-04-25/national-guard-soldier-missing-after-trying-to-save-two-migrants-in-rio-grande James Barragán | The Texas Tribune