Border police say the 24-year-old man, who had a conviction in Harris County for a sex offense against a teen, lied about his identity.
After the 2020 swing in South Texas, Republicans are bullish on their ability to cement further gains in the Hispanic-heavy region.
Republican Land Commissioner George P. Bush points to the funding that Congress allocated toward the border wall.
Many of the 253 people were unaccompanied minors.
Amid an ongoing gun battle between cartel members and Mexican state police near Laredo, the Webb County Sheriff warned the public against traveling across the border to Laredo's sister city.
After calling on lawmakers to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, Congressman Chip Roy is picking up support from his fellow Texans.
Texas Representatives Chip Roy and Michael Cloud joined three other Congressmen in touring border facilities near McAllen before holding a roundtable with immigration officials to discuss the crisis at the border.
