The order has spanned two administrations and became enmeshed in a legal fight that kept it in place longer than most COVID-19 restrictions.
Paxton explained that Biden “could easily” assume control of the Texas National Guard if the state tried to circumvent the U.S. government.
Gov. Greg Abbott indicated that the Texas Rangers are investigating the death with help from the guard.
The Texas Department of Public Safety helped border guards find hundreds of pounds of marijuana in the High Lonesome Mountains.
The lawyer was reportedly arrested on August 13 and released on a $40,000 bond after spending six days in jail.
Several counties have passed proclamations calling illegal immigration an “invasion” to prompt Gov. Abbott to take more aggressive measures.
Congresswoman Veronica Escobar once cosponsored legislation that would have decriminalized crossing the border illegally.
Proponents of aggressive border security measures have pressured Abbott to declare illegal immigration an “invasion.”
While some have called on Abbott to declare illegal immigration an “invasion,” the governor fears violating federal law.
About half of registered voters in Texas disapprove of Gov. Greg Abbott’s job performance as he faces challenger Beto O’Rourke.
Evans entered the river to rescue two illegal aliens, who are now in custody and suspected of international drug trafficking.
The missing National Guardsman has been identified as Specialist Bishop E. Evans, who was trying to help two people in the Rio Grande.
