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Texas National Guardmembers held their first union meeting Monday evening in Del Rio. They unionized after facing a host of issues during an involuntary deployment to the border as part of Governor Abbott’s controversial border security program, Operation Lone Star.
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The call for action from Texas Democrats comes as another service member based in the city of Pharr survived a suicide attempt on Sunday, according to an incident report obtained by Army Times and The Texas Tribune.
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Natural disasters, domestic protests, foreign wars and COVID-19 are just a few of the missions that the Army and Air National Guard have been tasked with in recent years, and critics argue that heavy deployments are straining the force. Some states — like Texas, California, and Florida — are pleading for more troops so they can better rotate personnel.
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The governor summoned additional manpower after an increase in the number of people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Is Texas Gov. Greg Abbott running away from more than dozen years of fighting for the undocumented?
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The Texas Army National Guard said Monday it had been ordered to send 1,000 troops to cities around the state ahead of Election Day.
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On Monday, President Trump reauthorized funding for the National Guard to assist Texas with its coronavirus response. The federal government will fully…
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As overwhelmed health departments call for help, National Guard members have been deployed to help run COVID19 testing sites and assist nursing…
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Hurricane Hanna arrived in the midst of several COVID-19 outbreaks in South Texas, including in Nueces, Hidalgo and Cameron Counties, which have all…
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With millions of people out of work because of the coronavirus, food banks have seen a major surge in demand since March. But August is set to be one one…