Texas is building a military "base camp" in the city of Eagle Pass near the U.S.-Mexico border, part of a broader effort by the state's Republican governor to deter illegal immigration.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is doubling down on Texas’ controversial border security efforts, announcing the construction of a new “Military Department base camp” at Eagle Pass, where Texas ...

It was nearing 6 p.m. one Sunday last month when Jeremy and Eliana Bookbinder heard about an injured hawk on a hiking trail not far from the camp where they were working. The 20-year-old twins ...