A southeast Texas county on Tuesday put the kibosh on a resolution that would’ve made it the first in the Lone Star State to designate a county militia. David W. Smith, the leader of a group called ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has invoked what he termed the Lone Star State's "constitutional right to defend itself from invasion" in the context of mass immigration over the southern border. He said ...

MISSION, Texas (AP) — On a recent moonlit night, Border Patrol agents began rounding up eight immigrants hiding in and around a canal near the Rio Grande. A state trooper soon arrived to help. Then ...

SOUTHEAST TEXAS -- David Smith has been a member of the unorganized militia in Southeast Texas for almost two years. He's now the commander. "If you have a community that is well armed, then you can ...

The reported leader of an ongoing effort to organize an armed militia to go to the Texas-Mexico border was an active participant in Open Carry Texas, the Second Amendment activist group that forced ...

The Texas National Guard has been deployed to Chicago - a move authorized by the Trump administration with cooperation from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. The order sends 200 Texas troops to the windy city ...

DALLAS — Only days ago, residents of Eagle Pass sent a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott, accusing his rhetoric of putting the community in danger. Members of armed, far-right militias are traveling to Eagle ...