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Juan David Ortiz's killing spree only came to an end after one of his victims escaped, but not before he murdered Melissa ...

The number of migrant encounters by Border Patrol agents in the South Texas sectors of the Rio Grande Valley and Del Rio ...

The first Border Mounted Patrol Unit in the Texas Department of Public Safety launched Friday, according to a DPS media ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has launched its first Border Mounted Patrol Unit to ...

Texas strengthens border security with new marine barriers on the Rio Grande, as part of Governor Abbott's Operation Lone ...

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering the incoming Trump administration 1,402 acres it purchased along the ...

After offering the Trump administration land for "deportation facilities," other parts of Texas near the border could be ...

The Texas General Land Office is offering Donald Trump a 1,400-acre ranch on the Mexico border “for the construction of ...

After an antagonistic relationship with Biden, Texas officials are offering help for Trump's mass deportation plans.

With Donald Trump returning to the White House, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have both recently signaled new ...

HEBBRONVILLE, Texas — U.S. Border Patrol agents in the Laredo Sector discovered eight undocumented migrants hiding in a freight train car over the weekend. The agents found the individuals after ...