Shorlty after Texas Sen. Brian Birdwell announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2026, state Rep. David Cook said he would run for the seat. Birdwell, a Granbury Republican representing ...

Military personnel will patrol and stop trespassers along the stretch of land, which spans 250 miles of the Rio Grande River ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — The Department of Defense is expanding a militarized zone along the southern U.S. border where troops are ...

In the 2026 party primaries for U.S. Senate on the Republican side, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton received support from ...

Several international crossing projects in three South Texas counties have been accelerated due to a special fast-track permitting process approved last year by Congress.

Texas A&M has a serious chance at having another five-star falling into its lap after securing five-star cornerback Brandon ...

This marks the third National Defense Area to be established on the southern border of the U.S., and joins over 200 miles monitored by a federal taskforce created in March.

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

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Four years after Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas would be the first state to build its own border wall, lawmakers quietly stopped ...

The state of Texas may be getting one step closer to being reimbursed by Congress for the billions of dollars it spent to secure the border during the Biden administration.