Judge panel hears arguments on Texas' floating border wall

There is another border control controversy, as the floating barrier installed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott went before a panel of judges Thursday.

US to fill border wall gaps at open area near Yuma, Arizona

The Biden administration authorized completion of the Trump-funded U.S.-Mexico border wall in an open area of southern Arizona near Yuma that has become one of the busiest corridors for illegal crossings.

Gov. Abbott touts plan to handle Texas border surge had Title 42 been lifted

Governor Greg Abbott revealed how prepared Texas would have been to handle a surge of asylum seekers and illegal immigrants if a border policy was lifted on Monday as President Joe Biden wanted.

Texas will charter buses of migrants to DC, Gov. Abbott says

Governor Greg Abbott has been critical of President Joe Biden's border policies. Now, the governor says new security initiatives include a plan to bus or fly asylum seekers to Washington, D.C. But the fine print in the directive means the migrants would not be forced to go.

Mexico finds hundreds of migrants in truck trailers near border

Mexican authorities have discovered more than 600 Central American migrants in trailers near the United States border.

Former President Trump tours southern border with Gov. Abbott to discuss border security

Former President Trump's visit to the Texas border comes two weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott promised to finish the border wall in Texas using state funds and private donations. Critics call it a political stunt.

Texas border wall project receives over $450K in donations in one week

Texas received $459,000 in private donations for the state’s planned wall at the southern border, Gov. Greg Abbott's office announced.

Harris to make 1st visit to US-Mexico border Friday

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to make her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border since taking office.

Gov. Abbott announces plans for border wall, says Texas will fund $250M of it

Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans to build a border wall in Texas, pledging a quarter of a billion dollars from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice budget to get started.

Abbott says he’ll use crowdfunding to build Texas border wall

Abbott said in a podcast interview released Tuesday that the state will be soliciting donations from across the country to help fund the Texas border wall with Mexico.

Critics question legality, politics of Abbott’s call to build Texas border wall

Much of the criticism on Friday was whether the state can even build a wall and the political posturing by Abbott ahead of a re-election bid in 2022 and a potential presidential run in 2024.