Border security efforts resumed with rows of buoys placed along the Rio Grande River. Bullish officials in Texas ramped up the state's controversial defence measures following President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a news conference in Austin, June 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)(Eric Gay / AP) AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott’s political committee, Texans for Greg Abbott ...

Greg Abbott will be a key partner, he said during his inauguration on Monday. “He was a very popular governor and now he’s an unbeatable governor because of [his] border policies,” Trump ...

University of Houston, University of Texas and Texas A&M University systems among those determining next steps after Greg Abbott's orders on Chinese espionage

() – Since Gov. Greg Abbott launched his border security mission, Operation Lone Star, in 2021, OLS officers have apprehended more than 530,600 illegal border crossers. They’ve also made more than 50,

Donald Trump began his first day as the 47th president of the United States with a dizzying display of force, signing a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions while also pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

Since Gov. Greg Abbott launched his border security mission, Operation Lone Star, in 2021, OLS officers have apprehended more than 530,600 illegal border crossers. They’ve also made more than 50,000 criminal arrests, with more than 43,000 felony charges reported.

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that agencies develop plans to lay them off, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.

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If hard-line diplomacy doesn’t work, he’ll likely need to let Israel bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities.