Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) offered the Trump administration access to 4,000 vacant prison beds across Texas for the federal government’s detention of illegal immigrants in custody. Abbott’s pitch during a White House appearance Wednesday and again on cable news that night comes as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have had to release 461 illegal immigrants

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seeking about $11 billion to defray state spending on border security, didn’t come empty handed to Wednesday’s Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump. Texas, he told Trump,

AUSTIN, Texas — In a series of executive orders Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to cooperate with President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts and directed the state’s criminal justice agency to identify land and facilities that could be used for detaining and deporting undocumented migrants.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott and President Donald Trump met at the White House to discuss the situation at the border on Wednesday.

AUSTIN — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, continuing a three-day series of border security-related actions, issued five executive orders Wednesday directing state agencies to assist President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement operations.