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Trump’s order to send troops to the border comes as the number of migrant crossings is plummeting. Residents in some border ...

Lea County is located on the border of New Mexico and Texas. New Mexico health officials warned of a potential measles threat due to two cases of measles in Gaines County, Texas. The measles case was ...

Border Patrol agents in the Rio Grande Valley have seen a sharp drop in apprehensions along the southern border since the new ...

At least three House members from border districts are celebrating passage of a bill enhancing penalties for individuals fleeing law enforcement at high speeds within 100 miles of Mexico or Canada.

The ongoing measles outbreak in West Texas has doubled in size to 48 cases, mostly in children and teens, making it the state’s worst in nearly 30 years. State health officials said Friday ...

A man in Texas ended up in hot water after over 30 venomous snakes, meth, and drug paraphernalia were discovered at his ...

State House Speaker Dustin Burrows named Darby, R-San Angelo, to be the new chairman of the House Committee on Energy ...

A gang member who entered the U.S. illegally 10 times over the last 23 years and is wanted for murder in Mexico has been deported, Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced on Friday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) removed Humberto Romero Avila, a 45-year-old Paisas gang member and foreign ...

TYLER, Texas — After recently holding a town hall meeting about immigration enforcement, Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith is clarifying his stance on Texas and U.S. immigration policies.

The Rio Grande Valley of South Texas has been quiet nearly a month after President Donald Trump returned to the White House ...