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Texas lawmaker moves to make sure Border Patrol agents get paid in shutdown

First on FOX: Border state lawmakers are pushing for border patrol agents to be paid in the event of government closures – just as funding deadlines are approaching in Washington, D.C. Rep. Monica de la Cruz, R-Texas, is reintroducing the Border Patrol and Customs Agent Act, which ensures that the salaries of Customs Border Protection […]

Mexico ‘Put a Lot of’ Troops on Border, That’s Contributed to Record Low Numbers

On Thursday's Fox News Channel's “Story,” the Chief of Border Patrol Michael Banks said Mexico “has more troops on our southern border,” and continues to add more soldiers, contributing to the historically small number of the border. host trace Gallagher asked.[T]His numbers at the border are very low, record low, historic low. Is that part […]

US Customs and Border Protection surveillance balloon breaks free

The large balloons used by US Customs and Border Patrol for surveillance along the Texas border broke freely and traveled about 600 miles north before crashing as heavy winds cleared the state, officials said. On Monday afternoon, the aerostat system was released from the tether during a “hard wind event” on South Padre Island, leaving […]

On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina files for bankruptcy

At the border, Mexican Grill & Cantina filed for bankruptcy protection this week after struggling to compete in a macroeconomic environment. The Tex-Mex chain, owned by Argonne Capital Group, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Northern District of Georgia earlier this week after closing 40 locations. According to […]