The U.S. government is deploying 1,500 troops to the southern border, with plans for more, as Border Patrol focuses on efficiency amid rising concerns from locals and advocates.

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A 1.5-mile segment of state-built border wall on newly acquired land in Starr County in South Texas is completed, officials say. Construction of the segment ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Border Patrol agents were fired upon Monday in the remote town of Fronton in western Starr County, Texas. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. CST, when agents ...

Border Patrol and Rio Grande Valley residents respond to policy changes under the Trump administration amid ongoing ...

McALLEN, Texas — The slow trickle of applicants ... including suspending refugee resettlement and building the border wall. The administration also plans to target drug cartels as "global ...