Texas Governor Abbott mobilizes the Tactical Border Force to reinforce security along the Texas-Mexico border in collaboration with federal authorities.

A video released by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) shows a group of men running for cover after illegal activity is halted.

Gov. Greg Abbott deploys 400 soldiers to the Texas-Mexico border, supporting Trump's mass deportation and border security efforts.

According to reports, there were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited island in Starr County, Texas.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) is sending hundreds of soldiers in the Texas Military Department to work with the U.S. Border Patrol in the Rio Grande Valley.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is sending additional troops and military assets to the border to supplement federal agents. However, unlike the last four years, he has the support of the White House.

The Republican governor blamed the just-ended presidency of Democrat Joe Biden for the state having to step up to secure its border with Mexico.

The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize the offensive.

The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott deployed a special National Guard unit to the US-Mexico border on Monday. In Austin, a border Democrat has filed bills to help the governor be reimbursed for security efforts along the border.

It was a change from the Republican governor's legal battles with the Biden administration. Abbott spent the last four years testing a state's ability to enforce immigration law — at times at odds with Border Patrol.