Latest "Texas Military Department" stories

Texas National Guard members and DPS officers take positions along the Rio Grande in El Paso to help patrol the border between the U.S. and Mexico December 2022.

Guardsman who shot at migrant ‘separated’ from position, Mexico says

Texas Department of Public Safety and the Military Department would not confirm the status of National Guard member accused of shooting across the border.

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie

5 weeks ago

Texas Guardsmen spied on migrants via WhatsApp, mishandled secret docs

An investigation by Military Times and The Texas Tribune charts the rise and fall of a military intelligence directorate gone rogue on the border.

By Davis Winkie and James Barragán, The Texas Tribune

5 weeks ago

Texas Guardsman won’t face civilian charges for migrant shooting

Spc. Angel Gallegos will not face civilian criminal charges, according to media reports.

By Davis Winkie

3 months ago

Soldier on Texas border mission dies of suspected blood clot after security shift

The soldier is the eighth member of the Texas Guard linked to the border mission to die in the past year.

By Davis Winkie

15 months ago

Texas Guard’s top general replaced amid border mission troubles

Maj. Gen. Tracy Norris faced widespread criticism for her handling of Operation Lone Star, the Texas National Guard's border mission.

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie

19 months ago

Troops slam Operation Lone Star in leaked survey

The survey responses provide the clearest insights yet into the simmering dissatisfaction among troops stationed at the border.

By Davis Winkie, James Barragán, The Texas Tribune, Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune and Rachel S. Cohen

20 months ago