Funeral held in Arlington for guardsman who drowned on Texas border
The Texas National Guard member who died trying to save two migrants in the Rio Grande was laid to rest Saturday.
This Week in Texas Politics: U.S. border battle, migrant buses to D.C and teacher shortages
FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and a panel of political analysts discuss big political topics and more in “This Week in Texas Politics.”
George P. Bush calls for border crisis to be declared an 'invasion' of drug cartels
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush said Friday "Texans have had enough" with the historic surge of illegal immigration, smuggling of drugs, and illegal activity in border communities.
Abbott, Texas leadership approve almost $500M in additional Operation Lone Star funding
The majority of those funds, $465.3 million, will be used to support the deployment of the Texas National Guard.
Abbott accepting donations for program to bus undocumented immigrants to Washington D.C.
A page attached to the Office of the Governor website allows people to donate to Border Transportation Funding, which has already received almost $64,000 as of April 28.
Fact-checking Texas leaders’ claims about Operation Lone Star
As reporters investigated Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, they repeatedly found situations in which Abbott and Department of Public Safety officials cited accomplishments that lacked crucial context or did not match reality. Here are a few examples.
State lawmakers discuss National Guard insurance gap, floatation device shortage
General Suelzer testified that guard members posted along the Rio Grande are told in safety briefings not to get into the water. During the hearing, it was confirmed that Evans did not have a floatation device when he died.
Judge halts preparations for end of US asylum limits
The Biden administration must stop what amounts to the phasing out a pandemic-related public health rule allowing the expulsion of migrants without giving them an opportunity to seek asylum, a federal judge in Louisiana ruled Wednesday.
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Biden can toss Trump’s 'remain in Mexico' policy
The Biden administration had ended the policy that forced 70,000 migrants to wait in Mexico. But a federal judge in Texas forced the administration to restart the program in December.
Lawmakers fear lifting Title 42 will cause massive migrant surge
Diana Gomez, advocacy director of Progress Texas, and James Dickey, CEO of JD Key Communications, join FOX 7 Austin's Mike Warren for a Title 42 discussion.
Texas National Guard member's death renews focus on lack of death benefits
Officials described Bishop Evans' death as heroic, but those words do not include death benefits for his family. It's a problem State Rep John Cyrier (R) Lockhart tried to address.
Body of Texas Army National Guard soldier found
22-year-old Texas Army National Guard Specialist Bishop E. Evans went missing while trying to rescue migrants in a river at the state’s border with Mexico, Texas officials said.
15 migrants, driver injured after chase with Texas deputies
Following a high-speed chase with Texas deputies, a truck that 15 migrants were traveling in rolled over in Bexar County. Two individuals are in critical condition, according to authorities.
Arlington man identified as missing Texas National Guard soldier
Spc. Bishop E. Evans of Arlington was assigned to Texas' sprawling border security mission known as Operation Lone Star.
Political pivots, walk-offs dominate This Week in Texas Politics
FOX 7 Austin's Rudy Koski and his panel of political analyst discuss the topics that dominated This Week in Texas Politics.
Texas National Guard soldier missing after mission to rescue migrants from river: sources
A Texas soldier is missing after a mission to rescue migrants in the Rio Grande, state officials say.
Border agents in Texas find unaccompanied toddler abandoned near US-Mexico border
Agents say the father's information was written on the 2-year-old boy's birth certificate.
Border Patrol stopped 23 people on terrorist database at southern border in 2021: CBP data
Border Patrol apprehended at least 23 people coming across the southern border whose names are on the terror watchlist in 2021, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data obtained by Fox News.
Top U.S. border official says busing migrants out of Texas complicates federal officials’ jobs
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner said Gov. Greg Abbott isn’t coordinating with the agency as Texas sends migrants far from their immigration proceedings.
Abbott eases state inspections at second commercial bridge, trade remains snarled across border
The agreement will help ease commercial traffic at one of the international ports of entry where international trade has been snarled since Abbott ordered Texas state troopers to do additional inspections on cargo.