Military leaders have ordered the National Guard in every state to develop a “quick reaction force” of troops trained to deal with civil disturbances and riots that can be ready to deploy with just ho ...

Gov. Greg Abbott deployed Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called the federal ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the deployment of personnel and tactical assets from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) and the Texas National Guard to Austin in anticipation of what he says is ...

In Illinois, 200 Texas troops have been sent to Elwood and have spent about 30 days so far, costing taxpayers nearly $3.5 million.

Hundreds of Texas National Guard soldiers arrived in Illinois on Tuesday — with the blessing of Gov. Greg Abbott — to boost federal immigration authorities as the Trump administration doubled down on ...

S.E. Jenkins is a digital content producer for CBS Texas. She has also been a Digital Content Producer in Tallahassee and Myrtle Beach. S.E. graduated with journalism degrees from Texas State ...

The U.S. Northern Command confirmed to NBC Chicago Wednesday that hundreds of soldiers from the National Guard were activated and in the Chicago area under a "Federal Protection Mission," with forces ...

Abbott is deploying the added law enforcement and troopers ahead of Saturday's planned protests set to happen across the U.S.

Members of the Texas National Guard assemble in Elwood, Illinois, at the Army Reserve Training Center in the southwest suburb of Chicago on Oct. 7, 2025. Credit: Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via ...

"With the Texas National Guard now in Illinois, here’s what you need to know about the unit" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization. Hundreds of Texas ...