/tags/border-security Border Security en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:10:23 GMT /2025-02-03/trump-tariffs-on-mexico-and-canada-paused-for-a-month-amid-financial-uncertainty-at-border-ports U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would pause his executive orders on the tariffs for one month after Mexico agreed to deploy 10,000 troops to reinforce its border to cut the flow of fentanyl and other drugs into the U.S. Canada's government also committed to strengthening its fight on fentanyl flowing into the U.S. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 22:10:23 GMT /2025-02-03/trump-tariffs-on-mexico-and-canada-paused-for-a-month-amid-financial-uncertainty-at-border-ports Dan Katz /politics/2025-01-31/greg-abbott-texas-tx-governor-state-address-trump-legislature The governor will declare his “emergency items� for the ongoing 2025 Texas legislative session. In the session’s first 60 days, lawmakers are only allowed to pass legislation related to these items. Fri, 31 Jan 2025 17:08:33 GMT /politics/2025-01-31/greg-abbott-texas-tx-governor-state-address-trump-legislature Blaise Gainey /politics/2025-01-28/texas-tx-border-greg-abbott-11-billion-reimbursement Several members of the Texas Legislature are expressing their support after Gov. Greg Abbott asked the federal government to reimburse Texas for money it spent securing the border during the Biden administration. Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:00:00 GMT /politics/2025-01-28/texas-tx-border-greg-abbott-11-billion-reimbursement Blaise Gainey /crime-justice/2024-07-31/texas-floating-barrier-in-the-rio-grande-can-stay-for-now-appeals-court-says After Texas deployed the barrier, a panel ordered it removed. The full appeals court says it can stay while a lower court hears a case on the merits. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:04:52 GMT /crime-justice/2024-07-31/texas-floating-barrier-in-the-rio-grande-can-stay-for-now-appeals-court-says Kayla Guo /texas/2024-03-01/greg-abbott-donald-trump-vice-president During a visit to the Texas-Mexico border, Trump said Abbott has done a great job and is somebody “I would very much consider.� Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:52:09 GMT /texas/2024-03-01/greg-abbott-donald-trump-vice-president Matthew Watkins /politics/2024-02-29/texas-sb-4-immigration-enforcement-law The law would have allowed local and state police to arrest a person who allegedly entered the country illegally. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 16:29:38 GMT /politics/2024-02-29/texas-sb-4-immigration-enforcement-law Julián Aguilar /politics/2023-11-08/texas-lawmakers-try-once-again-to-pass-contentious-state-immigration-laws-in-new-special-session A Texas House panel will hear the latest version of a Republican-backed bill to make unauthorized entry into a state crime. A similar bill, one of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priorities, failed in the state’s third special session, which ended earlier this week. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:25:35 GMT /politics/2023-11-08/texas-lawmakers-try-once-again-to-pass-contentious-state-immigration-laws-in-new-special-session Julián Aguilar /politics/2023-11-06/texas-lawmakers-put-the-brakes-on-sweeping-immigration-enforcement-bill-for-now The Texas Senate took no action Sunday on a far-reaching state immigration bill after GOP infighting stalled the proposal. Absent a legislative miracle before Tuesday, the measure will likely be revisited when Gov. Greg Abbott calls lawmakers back to Austin for the fourth time. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:08:03 GMT /politics/2023-11-06/texas-lawmakers-put-the-brakes-on-sweeping-immigration-enforcement-bill-for-now Julián Aguilar /politics/2023-10-11/texas-senate-committee-moves-quickly-to-advance-immigration-and-border-legislation The five-member panel heard bills Tuesday that would increase penalties for human smuggling and make unauthorized entry a state crime. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:44:48 GMT /politics/2023-10-11/texas-senate-committee-moves-quickly-to-advance-immigration-and-border-legislation Julián Aguilar /politics/2023-10-05/texas-special-session-kicks-off-monday-with-school-vouchers-border-security-at-the-center Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday the latest special session will focus on school vouchers and the creation of a state deportation force, two highly controversial issues that have failed in previous special and regular sessions. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 22:31:41 GMT /politics/2023-10-05/texas-special-session-kicks-off-monday-with-school-vouchers-border-security-at-the-center Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, Julián Aguilar