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Gov. Greg Abbott issued five Executive Orders on Wednesday, directing state agencies to work with the Trump Administration to ...

A group of suspected Mexican cartel members fired shots at U.S. Border Patrol agents on Monday afternoon as a group of ...

The Rio Grande Guardian was the first online newspaper to launch on the South Texas border, starting out in July, 2005. It is ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham asked federal officials to reject “unsubstantiated findings” that her office mishandled Harvey mitigation dollars for Houston.

Only minutes after being sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, President Donald Trump praised Texas Gov. Greg ...

The Herald community calendar is published each weekend. Items must be submitted by 10 a.m. Monday for that ... What do Buckingham County residents want to see happen with the industrial park near ...

Trump’s followers in Texas talk tough when it comes to border enforcement and mass deportations. A close read tells a ...

Border Patrol and Rio Grande Valley residents respond to policy changes under the Trump administration amid ongoing ...

Texas Land Commissioner Dr. Dawn Buckingham has announced the kickoff of the 2025 Save Texas History Essay Contest for 4th and 7th grade students. The Save Texas History Essay Contest encourages ...

This story was originally published by Stateline. The letter to President-elect Donald Trump, sent to his Mar-a-Lago Club estate in Florida just two weeks ...