Texas expands Rio Grande buoy barrier

DONALD Trump is forging a “Fortress America” with thousands of troops at the southern border, a bigger and better wall, and stronger deportation measures to toughen the boundary. The ...
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville professor Adriana Martinez, left, and third-year student Emma Prott, right, have been studying the effects of the buoys placed in the Rio Grande by ...
Gov. Abbott sent letters on Thursday to U.S. Congressional leaders requesting the federal government reimburse Texas $11.1 billion for border budget.
The governor said the costs “fell squarely on the shoulders of Texas taxpayers but should have been the federal government’s responsibility.” ...