State leaders suggested the federal government could pick up the effort. However, during President Donald Trump’s first term, ...

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Republicans in Texas say the proposal will prevent campus disruption and intimidation. Critics say it threatens all forms of ...

Andrew Mahaleris, a senior aide to Governor Greg Abbott, said efforts to secure the border have enabled the state to make ...

With border crossings at record lows, state authorities are being sent to arrest people accused of committing crimes in Texas ...

It's a shift in course after the state allocated billions of dollars to install hundreds of miles of barrier that Republican ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday restarted plans to temporarily store nuclear waste at sites in rural Texas and ...

The State of Texas is pausing new border wall construction contracts as it completes already started segments, and hopes for ...

A state representative has confirmed that of the $3.4 billion allocated towards border security, no funding will be spent on ...

State Sen. Joan Huffman, the lead budget writer, confirmed to the Texas Tribune that none of the $3.4 billion approved for border security will go towards building a wall. They will instead be ...