Washington— Texas' Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday announced his state had started busing migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Denver, Colorado, an expansion of a controversial operation to transport migrant adults and families released from federal custody to Democratic-led cities. Abbo...
RELATED: New York City sues bus companies that Texas hired to transport migrants Suburbs put brakes on migrant bus arrivals Mayor: Buses dropping off NY-bound migrants in NJ The program sends migrants to other U.S. cities as part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s “Operation Lone Star” — a multib...
Records: Abbott’s migrant busing cost Texas $124 million AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas has spent more than $124 million sending buses of migrants to sanctuary cities, according to records obtained by Nexstar. According to documents Nexstar obtained, Texas has paid $124,603,616.19 to bus more than...
In the past year, the governor has deployed more than 10,000 National Guard members, along with state Department of Public Safety troopers, to patrol the border, build barriers and arrest some migrant men on state criminal trespassing charges for crossing into the U.S. through private land....
A 3-year-old migrant girl whodied while on a bus from Texas to Chicagowas suffering from multiple health problems, including pneumonia and an intestinal disease, an autopsy determined. Jismary Alejandra Barboza González died Aug. 10 while on a chartered bus traveling along Interstate 57 through...
Bills Introduced a Year After Largest Blaze in Texas Seek to Limit Wildfires A year after devastating wildfires engulfed the Panhandle, Texas lawmakers have filed a slate of legislation aimed at mitigating the risks and damage of future blazes ...
Migrant busing The poll delved into how people felt aboutAbbott’s program to bus migrantsawaiting their asylum hearings to other cities outside the state. A majority (53%) said they supported the busing program, while 36% opposed it. Meanwhile, 10% said they were unsure about it o...
Authorities are trying to determine what caused the death of a 3-year-old girl who was traveling on a Texas-funded bus transporting asylum seekers to Chicago on Thursday.
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But there are signs Abbott’s program is having an impact in Texas. During the time Operation Lone Star has been in effect, Texas has seen a 6.9% increase in the total monthly migrant encounters reported at the border. During that time, Arizona has seen a 36.3% increase, Califo...