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At The Border

Texas Senate moves to create new immigration enforcement unit, allow state police to arrest for border crossings

En Español

Puerto fronterizo de Nogales se prepara para cerrar y abrir rápidamente si muchas personas intentan cruzar al expirar el Título 42

Desde el martes se pudieron ver los rollos de alambre y contenedores instalados en el cruce fronterizo Dennis DeConcini en Nogales.
At The Border

Landowners along the Texas border continue fight to hold onto their property

While the government is reviewing all pending eminent domain actions, one landowner says the action is "six months too late."
At The Border

9 steel gates of Arizona's border wall ripped off by monsoon storms, 5 completely missing

Monsoon floods have ripped off parts of the new, $15 billion border wall near Douglas. Twisted metal, missing gates and flood debris entangle the wall.
News

Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges

Detainees are being held at what had been an empty state prison in Dilley, Texas, about 100 miles north of the border city of Laredo.
At The Border

Together again | Former President Trump set to tour unfinished border wall in Texas with Gov. Abbott

The joint appearance is happening as Gov. Abbott vows to pick up where Trump left off and finish building the border wall in Texas.
VERIFY

VERIFY: Yes, funding for down payment on Texas border wall is coming from taxpayers

Gov. Abbott says $250 million will be transferred from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the down payment on the wall.
At The Border

Gov. Abbott shares video of trees being bulldozed at border

The Texas governor tweeted video of trees being bulldozed on Monday, two days ahead of former President Donald Trump's scheduled tour of the border.
National

Video captures suspected smugglers drop two young girls over 14-foot fence into US

The girls -- ages 3 and 5 -- were left alone miles from the nearest home.

UAFS and ACHE receive multi-million-dollar grant from the Arkansas Department of Commerce

Fort Smith to move ahead with water meter study to assess city's infrastructure

Frosty mornings with mild afternoons continue for now, but we're tracking our next big weather impact

Severe storms tonight in Arkansas & Oklahoma | Weather Impact Alert

Fort Smith/Fayetteville News | 5newsonline KFSM 5NEWS | Get the local news and weather where you live from 5NEWS. Covering Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Bentonville, and all of Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.

Texas Senate moves to create new immigration enforcement unit, allow state police to arrest for border crossings

Puerto fronterizo de Nogales se prepara para cerrar y abrir rápidamente si muchas personas intentan cruzar al expirar el Título 42

Landowners along the Texas border continue fight to hold onto their property

9 steel gates of Arizona's border wall ripped off by monsoon storms, 5 completely missing

Texas begins jailing border crossers on trespassing charges

Together again | Former President Trump set to tour unfinished border wall in Texas with Gov. Abbott

VERIFY: Yes, funding for down payment on Texas border wall is coming from taxpayers

Gov. Abbott shares video of trees being bulldozed at border

Video captures suspected smugglers drop two young girls over 14-foot fence into US

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