Texas and Mexico

Relief could be on the way for South Texas farmers facing a crippling water shortage. On Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the country would make "an immediate water delivery" to Texas farmers.

The federal government will begin collecting detailed information about who's making cash transactions of $200 to $10,000 at money exchange businesses in several South Texas counties. The effort is part of the Trump administration's plan to go after drug cartels and other criminal groups.

Two measles cases have been reported at Fort Bliss and in the city of El Paso; Juárez reports four cases.

Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.

The United States denied Mexico’s request for a special delivery of Colorado River water on Thursday, citing Mexico’s ongoing failure to meet its obligations under an 80-year-old water-sharing treaty between the two countries.

The Trump administration recently reinstated the practice of detaining immigrant adults and children together. Two detention facilities in South Texas are at the center of that controversial decision.

It was a change from the Republican governor's legal battles with the Biden administration. Abbott spent the last four years testing a state's ability to enforce immigration law — at times at odds with Border Patrol.

The troops will be stationed in El Paso and San Diego, Calif.

Some Texas lawmakers including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick slammed the Biden administration over the auction of wall materials. But the sale was directed by Congress — and Texas has already bought some of it.

Farmers say they want the water, but not if it goes against the allotment they need for the spring planting season.