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A Texas National Guard soldier stands guard in an emptied out migrant camp at the U.S.-Mexico border on May 13, 2023 to El Paso, Texas.

Three more states sending National Guard troops to US-Mexico border

Three more governors joined a growing list of states sending soldiers or other state law enforcement officers to the U.S. border with Mexico.

By Sarah Rankin, The Associated Press

6 months ago

A group of people board a Chicago Transit Authority bus before being taken to a Salvation Army after arriving on a bus with other migrants from Texas at Union Station, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in Chicago.

Illinois National Guard to help care for arriving migrants

Illinois' governor called up members of the Illinois National Guard to help organize shelter, food and medical care for migrants arriving from Texas.

15 months ago

Haste and planning failures doomed Operation Lone Star’s troops to suffer

Never before has Texas — or any other state — involuntarily activated so many troops under state active duty authority for such a long-term mission. Nor has it been done so quickly.

By Davis Winkie and James Barragán, The Texas Tribune

22 months ago

Texas National Guard will start helping make border arrests

Critics have previously voiced concerns of governors using Guard members to take an active role in law enforcement

2 years ago

80 military medical personnel to support Texas hospitals

Military personnel from the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force are being sent to three hospitals in Texas to support efforts to combat the coronavirus and those suffering COVID-19.

3 years ago

Texas just got its first female adjutant general

An Iraq War veteran with more than 30 years of military service has been named the first female adjutant general of Texas.

5 years ago

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