Texas has raised $54 million in private donations for its border wall plan. Almost all of it came from this one billionaire.Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund.
Texas prosecutor drops charges after migrants claim they were marched to private property, then arrested for trespassingThe Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Border Patrol insist the 11 men, arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border initiative, weren’t set up for trespassing charge...
After delay, Texas to begin releasing migrants held in violation of state law under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border crackdownThe almost 250 detained men, whose immediate release was ordered three days ago, are expected to be turned over to federal authorities to be detained again, deported or f...
Bill tripling Texas’ border security budget and allocating $750 million to wall construction becomes law
Dan Patrick warns Democrats are allowing in immigrants for “silent revolution,” mirroring language of far-right extremists
Gov. Greg Abbott backpedals on pledge to shut down border crossings and blames Biden administration for confusion
State agency awards $11 million contract to oversee construction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas-Mexico border wall
State agency recommends two firms to oversee construction of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas-Mexico border wall
The federal government calls it a levee. South Texas immigration advocates and environmentalists see a border wall.
Thanks to local politics and a railroad, rural Kinney County accounts for most of Texas’ migrant arrests
Private donations for a Texas border wall have soared to $54 million. But it’s still unclear who’s giving.
Texas to spend $25 million on 2-mile concrete barrier amid Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for a state-funded border wall
Federal judge temporarily blocks Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to pull over vehicles with migrants, which drew racial profiling concerns
Justice Department sues Texas over Gov. Greg Abbott's order for law enforcement to pull over vehicles with migrants
Gov. Greg Abbott's border security initiative rolls out with confusion, missteps and a whole lot of state troopers in Val Verde County
Gov. Greg Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations. But donors don’t have to use real names.
Converted Texas prison gets first immigrant detainees as Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security effort ramps up
Land Commissioner George P. Bush sues Biden administration over halt to Texas-Mexico border wall construction
Almost 150 guards are staffing an empty Texas prison as state officials work on Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to use it for immigrants
Gov. Greg Abbott says more apprehensions, drug seizures justify a border wall. Advocates say he's misrepresenting the numbers.
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall. South Texas landowners are divided over whether they want it.
Donald Trump visits Texas to tour ‘unfinished border wall’ on U.S.-Mexico border with Gov. Greg Abbott
Gov. Greg Abbott is using a disaster declaration to help fund a border wall. Democrats say it’s an overreach of executive powers.
Texas border wall project receives over $450K in donations, a week after Gov. Greg Abbott announced plans
Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall, but does Texas have the ability — or money — to do so?
