The soldiers departed Monday from Houston and Fort Worth, marking a change from the Republican governor's legal battles with the Biden administration. Abbott spent the last four years testing a state's ability to enforce immigration law — at times at odds with Border Patrol.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott was called out by the state's largest newspaper over his recent comments related to DEI in higher education.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed the troops to the Rio Grande Valley, where he said they'll work side-by-side with U.S. Border Patrol agents to keep migrants from illegally entering the country. Some of those troops left from the U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth Monday morning. The others left from a base in Houston.

Greg Abbott is set to lay out his priorities for ... The address will air on 15 Nexstar television stations, including KIAH-TV in Houston.

Texas Governor Abbott mobilizes the Tactical Border Force to reinforce security along the Texas-Mexico border in collaboration with federal authorities.

The newly deployed forces will join thousands of Texas National Guard soldiers already stationed at the border as part of Operation Lone Star.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents amid the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott seeks $11.1 billion from the federal government for the state's border security expenses.

Governor Greg Abbott announced Sunday that Texas Department of Public Safety operations are expected to “expand in coming days” as part of immigration enforcement efforts.

The 400 members of a special tactical unit left bases in Houston and Fort Worth on Monday morning, according to the governor’s office.

The governor said the teams will help find, arrest and deport people who entered the country illegally and have active warrants for their arrests.