The cost of the border wall has ballooned since President Trump’s first term when he said it would cost $8 billion and Mexico ...

New signs warning residents that borderlands on the Rio Grande are now under the military and restricted have started popping ...

This story was updated with a comment from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Rio Grande ...

A legal permanent resident with a green card who flew back to the U.S. after visiting family in South Korea was detained by ...

Ken Paxton seeks full court review of Texas SB 4, a state law criminalizing illegal entry and empowering state judges on ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is asking a full federal appeals court to reconsider its decision to uphold a ruling that ...

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The U.S. Border Patrol's Big Bend Sector has deployed the Helen Gardner Aerostat, a surveillance balloon, near Sanderson, ...

Shelby Park, occupied by the Texas National Guard and other state agencies, is seen along the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Eagle Pass. (Eli Hartman For The Texas Tribune, Eli ...

Statistics indicate Texas saw nearly a quarter of all ICE arrests during President Trump's first 5 months in office. About 11 ...

State-built border wall under construction near the banks of the Rio Grande in Zapata Co. on Sept. 23, 2024. (Ben Lowy For The Texas Tribune, Ben Lowy For The Texas Tribune) ...

A suspect is dead following an active shooter incident at the entrance of the Border Patrol sector annex in McAllen, Texas.