Disaster Declaration

Abbott declared disaster in seven Texas counties hard hit by this week’s winter storm. Austin has been the epicenter of a power crisis as tens of thousands wait for electricity to be restored.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued an executive order that restricts the transportation of detained migrants under the pretext of stopping the spread of COVID-19, something immigrant rights activists describe as unconstitutional and fascist.

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