Local leaders in Texas and New Mexico are voicing their concerns over President Donald Trump's decision to temporarily freeze federal grants and loans.

The warning was issued because of "increasingly frequent gun battles" and the discovery of "improvised explosive devices (IEDs)."

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

The new Texas National Guard and military troops sent recently to the Rio Grande Valley will assist Border Patrol agents on the border of South Texas. They were holding training exercises Tuesday

The troops, part of a unit called the Texas Tactical Border Force, will join those already deployed to the border through Texas' Operation Lone Star.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered 400 soldiers Monday to the Rio Grande Valley, escalating efforts to secure the state’s border with Mexico as President Donald Trump sends military

The Texas governor said the additional troops will work alongside federal border agents as part of Trump's efforts to seize the offensive.

According to reports, there were no injuries in the incident near Fronton Island, an uninhabited island in Starr County, Texas.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to deploy tactical strike teams to support the Trump administration’s border security and homeland security operations to locate and arrest criminal illegal foreign nationals living in Texas.

In a letter written by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and signed by 20 Democrats, including Texs Rep. Greg Casar, the group slammed Trump for not lowering food prices.