Texas law enforcement agents caught a Gulf Cartel operative with more than $360,000 after stopping him for speeding ...

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High-speed chases involving state troopers at the border reached a five-year peak in 2022 — the same year pursuits played a ...

For weeks conservatives had expressed concern about the legislation, which independent budget analysts say will add trillions ...

Governor Larry Rhoden visited the South Dakota National Guard troops currently deployed at the southern border.

A New World screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Mexico has raised alarms at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The impact on livestock and wildlife—including game animals—could be devastating if the ...

Already, thousands of immigrants have notified federal authorities they plan to “self-deport,” according to the Department of Homeland Security.

A federal grand jury in Del Rio has indicted a 46-year-old Mexican national on four counts related to methamphetamine ...

Multiple efforts are underway to stop a parasitic fly from swarming Texas and the rest of the U.S. and wreaking havoc on the ...

Trump's approval ratings suffer as economic issues like tariffs and inflation take center stage despite efforts to address border security and immigration.

With last-minute concessions and stark warnings from Trump, the Republican holdouts largely dropped their opposition to ...

House Republicans passed their “big, beautiful” reconciliation bill early Thursday morning, sending to the Senate a ...