Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents amid the Trump administration's ...
The bulk of deployed troops come from the Army, primarily military police, to enhance surveillance efforts and act as a deterrent to illegal crossings along the border with Mexico.
Departing from military bases in Houston and Fort Worth, the Texas Tactical Border Force is adding more than 400 soldiers to the border region, along with C-130s and Chinook helicopters.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego ... intelligence and other support to the Border Patrol. As of Thursday there were still ...
Abbott also shared a letter to Trump calling for support on the border. Today, I asked President Trump to protect Texas and the entire U.S. from the invasion along our southern border by ...
Texas and other ... CBP and erecting border barriers, to curtail illegal crossings. The Department of Defense also announced it would "provide military airlift to support" deportation flights ...