Judge John Hancock kept his half-brothers in bondage until Juneteenth in 1865. He educated his own half-Black son who became ...

During the first year of President Joe Biden’s tenure, I shook his hand, offering him an olive branch and the opportunity to ...

Just days after Governor Greg Abbott laid out his priorities for lawmakers in his State of the State address, Senate ...

Eagle Pass filmmakers captured nuanced moments in the documentary "The In Between" set on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Governor Greg Abbott and President Trump are increasing efforts to boost border security. The Governor traveled to Washington ...

SAN ANTONIO - The legal battle over Texas' controversial border buoys in the Rio Grande appears to be concluding, as the Trump administration's Department of Justice has filed a motion that ...

Here's why the Texas governor, who helped make border security a top issue in the 2024 election cycle, is heading back to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott will make another trip to Washington next week to push for $11 billion to defray state spending on border ...

Texas, is introducing legislation to protect Texas from interference from the federal government in its efforts to build a buoy barrier.

Texas has spent $11 billion on a border security crackdown that Gov. Greg Abbott cast as a necessary step while Biden was in ...

After drone video footage surfaced of a cartel-on-cartel gunfight near the U.S. border, Republican Congressman Chip Roy of Texas is calling attention to the danger still present at the border.

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