Blue Star Families, a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting military families, released the findings of its 2021 Military Family Lifestyle Survey Wednesday. It incorporates responses from more than 8,000 individuals worldwide and explores the challenges associated with service.
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.
Reports 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.