Latest "Texas National Guard" stories

Military groups call on lawmakers to give Texas troops death benefits

Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would guarantee National Guard troops on state deployment $500,000 in death benefits for their survivors.

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie

13 days ago

Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety officers position themselves on the banks of the Rio Grande in El Paso on Dec. 20.

Operation Lone Star border mission needs $460 million to stay afloat

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission is the biggest deployment of Texas National Guard members to the border in size and duration.

By Karen Brooks Harper, The Texas Tribune and James Barragán, The Texas Tribune

7 weeks ago

Texas National Guard soldier shoots migrant at border

An internal document obtained by Army Times does not indicate that the migrant was armed.

By Davis Winkie and James Barragán, The Texas Tribune

2 months ago

Guardsman’s death on border prompts bill to provide survivor benefits

Texas Army National Guardsman Bishop E. Evans drowned in April 2022 after jumping into the Rio Grande to save two migrants being swept away by the current.

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie

3 months ago

Texas Guardsman deployed on border mission stabbed in Mexico

A service member deployed on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border mission was stabbed in Mexico while off-duty over the weekend.

By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune and Davis Winkie

3 months ago

Texas Guard to send tank-like military vehicles to the border

A document obtained by The Texas Tribune and Army Times shows that the Vietnam-era M113 armored personnel carriers will go to 10 locations on the border.

By Davis Winkie and William Melhado, The Texas Tribune

4 months ago