National Guard

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.

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.

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.

The governor summoned additional manpower after an increase in the number of people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.

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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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