‘Stunt’ a lift for Abbott, migrants
Houston Chronicle
Trovall, E.
09/28/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Buses; Escobar, Veronica; Immigration policy; Public opinion polls; Undocumented immigrants
Abbott stresses border security
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
09/22/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Gubernatorial campaigns; O'Rourke, Beto; Undocumented immigrants
‘Its enraging’: Sheriff investigates how migrants were lured from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard
Houston Chronicle
Beltran, J.
09/20/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; DeSantis, Ron; Massachusetts; Salazar, Javier; Undocumented immigrants
Ron DeSantis' Martha's Vineyard stunt cruelly uses migrants as human pawns, helping no one
Austin American Statesman
Huppke, R.
09/18/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Air transportation; Buses; DeSantis, Ron; Immigration policy; Undocumented immigrants
Florida flies migrants to ‘sanctuary’ of Martha’s Vineyard
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Ngowi, R.
09/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Florida; Massachusetts; Undocumented immigrants
Catholic Charities to take over San Antonio’s Migrant Resource Center Monday
San Antonio Express News
Delgado, A.
09/17/2022
2 doc(s)
Castro, Joaquin; Catholic Charities USA; Gonzales, Tony; Massachusetts; San Antonio, Texas; Undocumented immigrants
Florida, Texas escalate efforts to shift migrants
Austin American Statesman
A.P. Wire
09/16/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Air transportation; Buses; DeSantis, Ron; Garcia, Domingo; Massachusetts; Sanctuary cities; Undocumented immigrants
Ron DeSantis follows Greg Abbott’s lead, flies migrants who crossed into Texas to Martha’s Vineyard
San Antonio Express News
Wallace, J.
09/16/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Air transportation; Buses; Harris, Kamala; Massachusetts; Undocumented immigrants
National Guard to assist migrants
Austin American Statesman
A.P. Wire
09/15/2022
2 doc(s)
Buses; Illinois; National Guard; Pritzker, J.B.; Refugees and asylees; Undocumented immigrants
D.C. mayor declares public emergency as Texas doubles down on migrant busing efforts
Dallas Morning News
Alvey, R.
09/09/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Immigration enforcement; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
How much has Texas spent to send busloads of migrants to NYC, other sanctuary cities?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Faheid, D.
09/08/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Chicago, Illinois; Emergency Management, Texas Division of; New York, New York; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Northern city mayors should direct their ire over migrant busing at Biden, not Abbott
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Allen, C.
09/04/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Chicago, Illinois; Immigration enforcement; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Undocumented immigrants
Pecan farmers get caught in power vacuum on Texas border
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Coronado, A.
09/03/2022
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Border Patrol, U.S.; Buses; Farms and farming; Immigration enforcement; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Pecans; Trespassing; Undocumented immigrants
Gov. Greg Abbott adds Chicago to list of cities Texas will bus migrants
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
09/01/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Chicago, Illinois; Undocumented immigrants
Thousands of migrants pouring into NYC from Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Stratman, J.
09/01/2022
2 doc(s)
Buses; Homelessness; New York, New York; Undocumented immigrants
El Paso turns to Gov. Greg Abbott's busing program to help migrants on their way
El Paso Times
Villagran, L.
08/30/2022
2 doc(s)
Buses; El Paso, Texas; Escobar, Veronica; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Samaniego, Ricardo A.; Undocumented immigrants
POLITICAL PAWNS? : Asylum-seekers caught up in governors’ busing strategy
Austin American Statesman
Khalil, A.
08/28/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Ducey, Doug; Refugees and asylees; Undocumented immigrants
If only busing migrants would spur comprehensive reform
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
08/28/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Buses; Del Rio, Texas; Immigration policy; Mayorkas, Alejandro; New York, New York; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Homeland Security chief says Abbott’s ‘unilateral’ moves on border ‘can wreak havoc’
San Antonio Express News
Contreras, G.
08/26/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Human smuggling; Immigration enforcement; Mayorkas, Alejandro; Refugees and asylees; Undocumented immigrants
CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE
Austin American Statesman
Friedman, K.
08/23/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Arizona; Buses; Ducey, Doug; New York, New York; Refugees and asylees; Sanctuary cities; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
In Texas, Abbott plays hardball on illegal border crossings
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Thiessen, M.
08/17/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Buses; Immigration policy; New York, New York; Refugees and asylees; Sanctuary cities; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
By busing migrants to New York, Gov. Abbott is actually helping them stay in U.S., researcher says
San Antonio Express News
Wermund, B.
08/17/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Immigration courts; New York, New York; Refugees and asylees; State comparisons; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Texans support border policy
Dallas Morning News
Solis, D.
08/15/2022
10 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border security; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Public opinion polls
Abbott adds the perfect foil
Dallas Morning News
Jeffers Jr., G.
08/15/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Gubernatorial campaigns; New York, New York; O'Rourke, Beto; Shootings; Undocumented immigrants
New York gets a taste of what Texas deals with on illegal immigration — and does not like it
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Rusak, R.
08/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; New York, New York; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Cruelty was the point of Trump’s immigration policy. With Abbott, it’s a bonus.
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
08/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Children of immigrants; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Refugees and asylees; Trump, Donald; Undocumented immigrants
NYC mayor slams Texas governor for busing migrants to New York
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Villegas, P.
08/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; New York, New York; Refugees and asylees; Sanctuary cities; Undocumented immigrants
Fort Worth-area county declares ‘disaster’ and ‘invasion’ over illegal immigration. Really?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Kennedy, B.
08/07/2022
2 doc(s)
County government; Deen, Pat; Parker County; Undocumented immigrants
Gov. Greg Abbott says Texas is now busing migrants to New York City
Austin American Statesman
Svitek, P.
08/06/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; New York, New York; Refugees and asylees; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Pentagon denies D.C. request for National Guard to cope with migrants sent by Texas
Dallas Morning News
Alvey, R.
08/06/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; National Guard; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
DC requests National Guard help with busloads of migrants
Austin American Statesman
Khalil, A.
07/29/2022
1 doc(s)
Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Death toll now 53 from suspected migrant-smuggling operation, Gov. Abbott takes new action
Austin American Statesman
Lindell, C.
06/30/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Human smuggling; McCraw, Steve; Truck inspection stations; Undocumented immigrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott orders truck inspections at border after migrant deaths
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
06/30/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border crossings; Border security; Human smuggling; Truck inspection stations; Undocumented immigrants
Abbott announces new truck checkpoints on border in wake of migrant deaths
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
06/30/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border crossings; Border security; Human smuggling; McCraw, Steve; Truck inspection stations
In Operation Lone Star, Abbott has created a quagmire
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
05/15/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Fiscal management; Immigration enforcement; Operation Lone Star (Border security)
Abbott order leads to El Paso loss
Austin American Statesman
Villagran, L.
05/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; El Paso, Texas; Escobar, Veronica; International trade; Truck inspection stations
Gov. Abbott blasts Biden for providing baby formula to migrants while nation faces shortage
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
05/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Children of immigrants; Food supplies; Infants
Less immigrant labor in US contributing to price hikes
Houston Chronicle
Riccardi, N.
05/09/2022
2 doc(s)
Food prices; Labor turnover; Migrant labor
COVID aid has helped fund Abbott’s border crackdown
San Antonio Express News
Romm, T.
05/08/2022
1 TX bill 9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Federal aid; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; Operation Lone Star (Border security)
Abbott's office won't release many documents, letters related to border truck slowdown
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
05/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; O'Rourke, Beto; Open government; Public information; Truck inspection stations
Gov. Abbott wants to ban unauthorized immigrants from Texas schools
Houston Chronicle
McKinley, E.
05/06/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; Plyler v. Doe; Public schools; Saenz, Thomas A.; Supreme Court arguments and decisions, U.S.; Undocumented immigrant students
Change trains: Mexico favors N. Mexico over Texas
Houston Chronicle
Stevenson, M.
05/04/2022
1 doc(s)
Border crossings; International trade; Mexico; New Mexico; Railroads; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
The GOP's rhetoric isn't solving any problems at the border
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
05/02/2022
6 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Cornyn, John; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Krause, Matt; Republican Party of Texas
Mexico: Rail link worth billions won’t go through Texas after Abbott used trade as ‘political tool’
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
05/02/2022
7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; International trade; New Mexico; Railroads; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Texas DPS troopers sent to the border are making big bucks in overtime
Dallas Morning News
Morris, A.
05/01/2022
4 doc(s)
Border security; Criminal Justice, Texas Department of; Health and Human Services Commission, Texas; McCraw, Steve; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Overtime pay; Public Safety, Texas Department of; State employee salaries
Answers needed in wake of border drowning
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
05/01/2022
3 doc(s)
Drownings; Military casualties; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Texas National Guard; Undocumented immigrants
GOP presses Biden on border before elections
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
04/29/2022
9 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Biden, Joe; Border security; Buses; McCaul, Michael; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott’s plan to humiliate the weak instead dupes Texas taxpayers
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Milbank, D.
04/29/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Gifts and donations; Immigrants; Nonprofit organizations; Refugees and asylees
Republicans found something they love even more than tax cuts
San Antonio Express News
Rampell, C.
04/29/2022
3 doc(s)
DeSantis, Ron; Republicans; Tax increases; Walt Disney Company
‘Thank you, Gov. Abbott,’ migrant says after getting free ride from Texas border to Washington, D.C.
Dallas Morning News
Garcia, I.
04/28/2022
1 doc(s)
Buses; Refugees and asylees; Texas State Guard; Undocumented immigrants
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott invites the public to help pay for migrants’ bus rides to Washington, D.C.
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
04/26/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Gifts and donations; Undocumented immigrants
Is the border ready for the lifting of Title 42, the health policy that turns away asylum seekers?
Dallas Morning News
Solis, D.
04/25/2022
6 doc(s)
Border crossings; Border issues; Cornyn, John; Escobar, Veronica; Homeland Security, U.S. Department of; Immigrants; Immigration courts; Immigration enforcement; Mayorkas, Alejandro; Refugees and asylees; Villalobos, Javier
Can Texas declare a border ‘invasion’ and return migrants?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Hennessy-Fiske, M.
04/23/2022
7 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Ducey, Doug; Immigration enforcement; McLaughlin, Don, Jr.
Abbott border antics make Sid Miller look good
San Antonio Express News
Editorial
04/23/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Miller, Sid
Economist says Abbott’s border inspections lost Texas $4.2 billion and equivalent of 36,000 jobs
Dallas Morning News
Arnold, K.
04/21/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Economic impact; International bridges; Perryman, M. Ray; Truck inspection stations
Can Texas declare a border ‘invasion’ and return migrants to Mexico?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Hennessy-Fiske, M.
04/21/2022
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Arizona; Border security; Ducey, Doug; Immigration enforcement; Law enforcement; McLaughlin, Don, Jr.
Gov. Abbott threatens to shut down border trade with Mexico again
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
04/20/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Economic impact; Gubernatorial campaigns; O'Rourke, Beto; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
In McAllen, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border inspections meant late deliveries, rotten produce and lost business
Austin American Statesman
Beeferman, J.
04/19/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; Farm produce; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
Mexico’s López Obrador says Abbott’s costly border checks that snarled traffic were ‘despicable’
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/19/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott starves his voters to own Democrats
Midland Reporter Telegram
Rampell, C.
04/19/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Truck inspection stations
Abbott created a crisis at the border so that Abbott could solve it
San Antonio Express News
Ayala, E.
04/19/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Gubernatorial campaigns; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
Abbott could pay a price for clogged border traffic
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
04/17/2022
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; Miller, Sid; O'Rourke, Beto; Perryman, M. Ray; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
As Abbott plays politics at the border, Texans pay the price
Austin American Statesman
Editorial
04/17/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Buses; Gubernatorial campaigns; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Truck inspection stations
O’Rourke: Abbott ‘causing chaos on the border’
El Paso Times
Jackson, A.
04/17/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Gubernatorial campaigns; O'Rourke, Beto; Truck inspection stations
As Gov. Abbott plays politics at the border, Texans pay the price
El Paso Times
Editorial
04/17/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Truck inspection stations
Contractors are making millions with little oversight due to Gov. Abbott's border 'emergency'
Houston Chronicle
Root, J.
04/17/2022
8 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Competitive bidding; Coronavirus; Disaster areas; Emergency management; Emergency Management, Texas Division of; González, Mary; Gubernatorial powers; Immigrant detention centers; Johnson, Nathan; Medical screening; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Phelan, Dade; State agency budgets; State government contracts
Abbott backs off inspections but vows to close border bridges if migration spikes
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/16/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Economic impact; International trade; Perryman, M. Ray; Truck inspection stations
Texas Gov. Abbott may benefit politically from border inspections despite costs, criticism of effort
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
04/16/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Flores, Pete; Huffines, Don; International trade; Miller, Sid; Truck inspection stations
Texas halts truck inspections that caused border gridlock
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weber, P.
04/16/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Truck inspection stations
Thumbs: Bad bunny. Austin Easter bunny spikes eggs with ... condoms
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
04/16/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Air quality; Austin Independent School District; Buses; Condoms; Houston City Council; Truck inspection stations; Undocumented immigrants
Texas Guard replaces commander of troubled Operation Lone Star
Austin American Statesman
Winkie, D.
04/15/2022
3 doc(s)
Border security; Military Department, Texas; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Suelzer, Thomas M. 'Tom'; Texas National Guard
Second bus of migrants arrives in D.C.
Austin American Statesman
Caldwell, E.
04/15/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; O'Rourke, Beto; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Abbott reaches deals with two more Mexican states to ease border trade snarls
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/15/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International trade; McCraw, Steve; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott ends commercial traffic inspections in the Valley
McAllen Monitor
Gonzalez, V.
04/15/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Gov. Abbott touts another agreement with Mexican officials in border trucking crackdown
San Antonio Express News
Wallace, J.
04/15/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Huffines, Don; O'Rourke, Beto; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Gov. Greg Abbott agrees to ease inspection requirement for trucks at one border crossing
Austin American Statesman
Mekelburg, M.
04/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International bridges; International trade; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
First bus of migrants arrives in Washington from the Texas-Mexico border
Austin American Statesman
Griswold, N.
04/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.; Williams, Roger
Texas keeping most truck inspections despite logjam
Austin American Statesman
Weber, P.
04/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Cortez, Richard F.; International trade; Miller, Sid; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
As traffic ebbs and flows, Abbott says inspections that led to snarled border will continue
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International bridges; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
First busload of migrants arrives in D.C.
Dallas Morning News
Caldwell, E.
04/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
Riders on first bus thankful after trip
Dallas Morning News
Caldwell, E.
04/14/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Refugees and asylees; Undocumented immigrants; Washington, D.C.
$5 avocados and $2 limes? What the truck backlog at the Texas-Mexico border could cost you
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Dearman, E.
04/14/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Farm produce; Food prices; International bridges; Miller, Sid; Truck inspection stations
Gov. Greg Abbott eases truck inspections at key border crossing in Laredo
Houston Chronicle
Wallace, J.
04/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International bridges; Miller, Sid; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
Mad truckers, molded strawberries latest fruits of Abbott’s border security crackdown
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
04/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Samaniego, Ricardo A.; Texas-Mexico relations; Truck inspection stations
Abbott buses first group of immigrants to D.C., arriving in front of the Fox News headquarters
Houston Chronicle
Wermund, B.
04/14/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Refugees and asylees; Television stations; Undocumented immigrants
DPS to continue time-consuming inspection of commercial traffic in RGV, El Paso
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
04/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International trade; O'Rourke, Beto; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
Border coalition blasts Operation Lone Star expansion
McAllen Monitor
Clark, S.
04/14/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Texas Border Coalition; Treviño, Eddie, Jr.; Truck inspection stations
Abbott policies of putting troops on border and holding truckers hostage are failures.
San Antonio Express News
Ayala, E.
04/14/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International bridges; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Texas National Guard; Truck inspection stations
Texas inspections of cross-border commercial traffic choke international trade
El Paso Times
Villagran, L.
04/13/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; International bridges; International trade; Samaniego, Ricardo A.; Truck inspection stations
Trade halted at Texas border amid trucker protest
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Garcia, U.
04/13/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Canales, Terry; Cortez, Richard F.; Farm produce; Gonzalez, Vicente; Hinojosa, Juan 'Chuy'; International bridges; International trade; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
Blockade at Mexican border risks $35 billion in shipments
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Chapa, S.
04/13/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; International bridges; International trade; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
Abbott’s border initiative is expensive, ineffective and not as tough as it sounds
Waco Tribune Herald
Ramsey, R.
04/13/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Buses; Undocumented immigrants
Greg Abbott’s call for more vehicle inspections at the border is causing delays and supply chain issues, locals say
Austin American Statesman
Barragan, J.
04/12/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Cuellar, Henry; Gonzalez, Vicente; International bridges; International trade; Saenz, Pete; Truck inspection stations
Truckers say stepped up inspections mean 35+ hour waits at one Texas-Mexico border bridge
Dallas Morning News
Solis, D.
04/12/2022
1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Farm produce; International bridges; International trade; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Truck inspection stations
Abbott warns sheriffs of ‘cataclysmic’ wave of migrant crossings at the border
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/12/2022
4 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border counties; Border security; Buses; County sheriffs; Immigration enforcement; Jail population; Samaniego, Ricardo A.
Goods gridlock: Mexican truckers halt traffic at Pharr bridge following Abbott’s new inspection mandate
McAllen Monitor
Arevalo, D.
04/12/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border security; Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Bureau of; International bridges; Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
Abbott's border initiative is dramatic, but don't lose sight of Guard troops' concerns
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
04/10/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Texas National Guard
Abbott’s border ‘publicity stunt’ is no solution, but that does not mean it won’t have effect
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Allen, C.
04/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Human trafficking; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations
Texas border officials worry that Greg Abbott’s order to increase vehicle inspections will hurt local economies
Houston Chronicle
Barragan, J.
04/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border economy; Border security; Human trafficking; Immigration enforcement; McCraw, Steve; Public Safety, Texas Department of; Truck inspection stations; Undocumented immigrants
Lifting Title 42 will be unpopular. It’s also the right thing to do.
San Antonio Express News
Garcia, G.
04/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Approval ratings; Biden, Joe; Coronavirus; Immigration policy; Rove, Karl
A border sheriff cuts through the politics
San Antonio Express News
Lingle, B.
04/10/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border barriers; Border security; Operation Lone Star (Border security)
Business leaders worry Abbott’s new border policy will hit Texas in the pocketbook
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/09/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border crossings; Border economy; Border security; Business climate; Truck inspection stations; Undocumented immigrants
White House: Abbott’s plan to send migrants to Washington is a ‘publicity stunt’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Roarty, A.
04/09/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Immigration enforcement; Undocumented immigrants
Gov. Abbott said migrants will bused to Washington. Then his office clarified his remarks.
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
04/08/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Cruz, Ted; Immigration enforcement; Undocumented immigrants
Can Texas really put migrants on buses to DC? Abbott says yes but advocates wary of illegal coercion
Dallas Morning News
Morton, J.
04/08/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Cornyn, John; Garcia, Domingo; Immigration enforcement; Undocumented immigrants
On the border, skeptics ask whether Abbott is playing politics
Dallas Morning News
Corchado, A.
04/08/2022
1 TX bill 1 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Samaniego, Ricardo A.
Gov. Abbott's threat to bus migrants to Washington isn't quite what he made it out to be
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
04/08/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Cornyn, John; Immigration enforcement; Schaefer, Matt; Undocumented immigrants
Here are Gov. Greg Abbott's plans for Texas border once Title 42 is lifted by President Biden
Austin American Statesman
Moritz, J.
04/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Buses; Doggett, Lloyd; Escobar, Veronica; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; Mayorkas, Alejandro; O'Rourke, Beto; Operation Lone Star (Border security)
Gov. Greg Abbott orders Texas to inspect vehicles at border, charter buses to ship migrants to D.C.
Dallas Morning News
Garrett, R.
04/07/2022
5 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Buses; Immigration enforcement
Texas orders new border action, migrant bus charters to DC
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Weber, P.
04/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Immigration enforcement; Operation Lone Star (Border security); Texas National Guard
Gov. Abbott says Texas will bus apprehended migrants to Washington, D.C.
Houston Chronicle
Scherer, J.
04/07/2022
3 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Buses; Immigration enforcement; Operation Border Health Preparedness
Trump allies want Abbott to declare a border ‘invasion.’ Have they heard of Ukraine?
Houston Chronicle
Editorial
04/07/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Border security; Homan, Thomas; Immigration enforcement; Immigration policy; U.S. Constitution; Ukraine
Texas-sized flex: Abbott to muscle-up border in response to Title 42’s pending demise
McAllen Monitor
Gonzalez, V.
04/07/2022
2 doc(s)
Abbott, Greg; Buses; Immigration enforcement; Kidd, Nim; McCraw, Steve; Undocumented immigrants