Gov. Greg Abbott announces plan to build an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for National Guard soldiers to deter illegal immigration into Texas.

Texas officials are building an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass that will allow the state to permanently station nearly 2,000 National Guard members along the border under Gov. Greg Abbott’s ...

The base for up to 2,300 soldiers will establish a significant state law enforcement infrastructure in an area where Texas is contesting the federal government’s sole authority.

Construction has begun on Texas' military base camp in Eagle Pass, near the Texas-Mexico border, which is expected to house about 1,800 Texas National Guard troops as part of the state's border ...