Border Wall

The governor said Mike Banks, a recently retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to find ways to deter people from crossing the border illegally.

Governor Greg Abbott debuted a newly constructed section of border fence in Starr County at a press conference on Saturday. The project is part of Abbott’s plan to stop and deter unlawful entry along the South Texas border and is both tax-payer and privately funded.

The Department of Homeland Security announced its intention to cancel border wall, or border barrier, contracts in Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. However, the announcement isn’t a guarantee the project won’t proceed in the future.

Critics in Texas say President Biden is going against his promise to halt construction of the Trump border wall.

In a news release, the agency said that the contracts are not necessary to address life, safety, environmental or other remediation requirements.

The governor wants to finish the wall that Donald Trump began on the Texas-Mexico border, but he'll have to overcome the same hurdles that impeded the ex-president's efforts.

Even if the governor makes modest progress on a southern border wall, a Dallas Morning News reporter says it could be enough to show supporters he’s serious about restricting immigration.

Former President Donald Trump returned to the U.S.-Mexico border Wednesday and joined Gov. Greg Abbott at a border security briefing in Weslaco.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott said Tuesday that he will solicit donations for the state to continue building the border wall that former President Trump made a central issue of his presidency.

Javier Villalobos and Veronica Vela Whitacre are vying to become the next leader of McAllen, the second largest city in the Rio Grande Valley and an important regional hub that connects the U.S. to Mexico. Both of them are currently McAllen City Commissioners.