Texas can keep buoys in the Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rules
Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river. One day later a higher court sided with Texas.
Lawmakers call for federal investigation into Texas Guard intel ring
The lawmakersโ remarks came after an investigation published Tuesday by Military Times and The Texas Tribune revealed how Texas Guardsmen at the stateโs border with Mexico spied on migrants via WhatsApp and allegedly mishandled secret documents.
Texas National Guard disbanded intelligence wing after members used WhatsApp to spy on migrants
Four members of the unit working on Gov. Greg Abbottโs border mission have been punished after whistleblowers reported the surveillance operation violated long-standing rules against state-run spy operations.
โItโs gut-wrenchingโ: Advocates call for humanity as 12 migrants found in big rig move to processing center
Officials took the 12 migrants found inside a trailer on I-35 near the Fischer Road ramps to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center. Migrant advocates are calling for justice, legal protection and change as this unfolds.
Joaquin Castro calls reports of DPS troopersโ alleged mistreatment of migrants at border โhorrificโ and โbarbaricโ
Allegations of mistreatment of migrants, including small children, by DPS troopers and Texas National Guard soldiers is โhorrificโ and โbarbaric,โ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio said.
State investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water
The Office of the Inspector General is investigating the claims, which include pushing small children and women with nursing babies back into the river and turning away a 4-year-old girl who later passed out on the riverbank from the heat.
Dan Patrick says Senate wonโt budge on property tax relief โ but thereโs no House to negotiate with
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Senate wonโt accept a property tax relief bill the lower chamber left behind before adjourning for the special session. A bill targeting migrant smuggling also appears imperiled.