The Texas National Guard Thursday denied claims from an immigration activist that it ignored a migrant calling out for help as she struggled to cross the Rio Grande with a child in her arms.
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in the Biden Administration’s favor, ordering Texas to remove the border buoys from the Rio Grande, according to the justices’ opinion.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan was among a group of Republicans who toured the border here by air and boat on Tuesday as lawmakers in Austin prepare to debate a controversial border security spending bill.