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The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott announced last month that Texas would divert about $500 million from state agencies to fund the controversial border mission which Abbott launched in 2021 in response to what the governor called President Biden’s “open-border” policies.
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Texas took $30 million from Texas Juvenile Justice — a problem plagued department that has repeatedly failed to protect kids from abuse and, at times, is the abuser.
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The 15 plaintiffs want a federal judge to declare Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial border mission unconstitutional.
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Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke toured an empty warehouse Tuesday to highlight how the stoppage of trade at the state’s southern border is hurting Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott fired back and said his Democratic rival is in “denial” about the situation on the border.
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Speaking to law enforcement, Gov. Greg Abbott said the border could see millions of crossings later this year but didn’t address the backlash his expansion of Operation Lone Star has caused in some business circles.
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These drills are underway and will continue through the end of May.
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The Trump-era policy has been used to expel asylum-seeking migrants since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some lawmakers hail its possible end, others have asked the Biden administration to hold off on ending the policy.
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'We are absolutely political pawns here' — Gov. Abbott condemned over mistreatment of National GuardReports of suicides, poor working conditions, and pay issues among Texas National Guard mobilized to the border under Operation Lone Star has Gov. Abbott facing criticism from both the left and right ahead of the March 1 primaries.
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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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Legislative leaders overseeing the Texas Military Department say they are looking into reports of suicides, habitual pay problems and poor working conditions on Gov. Greg Abbott's highly touted border mission.