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Texas to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for National Guard troops to deter illegal immigration

Headline from ABC 13 Houston, on the newest of 2 developments

Gov. Greg Abbott announces plan to build an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for National Guard soldiers to deter illegal immigration into Texas.

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  1. Texas governor announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for up 1,800 National Guard troops

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  2. Newest

    Texas to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for National Guard troops to deter illegal immigration

    Headline from ABC 13 Houston ·

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28 articles, oldest first.

  1. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Waco Tribune-Herald's feed description

    Texas is expanding its grasp of a border city that has become the focus of a political struggle between the state and federal government. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced the

  2. Military Times

    Texas to build 80-acre border base for National Guard troops (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Troops are scattered around the area, living in tents, hotels and private residences, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.

  3. New York Times

    Texas Governor Announces New Military Base Camp on Border (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The base for up to 2,300 soldiers will establish a significant state law enforcement infrastructure in an area where Texas is contesting the federal government’s sole authority.

  4. KTVZ Bend

    Texas governor announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for up 1,800 National Guard troops (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Raja Razek, Michael Williams, Camila DeChalus and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced plans to build an 80-acre base to house up to 1,800 Texas National Guard members near Eagle Pass – the border city at the center of a contentious feud between the state and Bid…

  5. PJ Media

    Texas to Build 80-Acre Base Near Eagle Pass For National Guard Troops (opens PJ Media)

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  6. Fox7 Austin

    Texas border: Abbott expands security operations in Eagle Pass (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    Fox7 Austin's feed description

    On Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state is constructing an 80-acre installation he called a “forward base camp" in Eagle Pass.

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Texas governor announces plans to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for up 1,800 National Guard troops | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Raja Razek, Michael Williams, Camila DeChalus and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced plans to build an

  8. Green Field Reporter

    Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday.

  9. Breitbart News

    Texas Gov. Abbott Announces Border Military Base to Combat Flow of Migrants (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Texas will install a military base in the border city of Eagle Pass to curb the flow of illegal migrants, Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday.

  10. Independent Journal Review

    Texas Is Putting a Forward Operating Base on Border: 80-Acre Facility Will House Thousands of Troops (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas is taking a long-term approach to controlling the border by building a new, permanent base in Eagle Pass.

  11. ABC 13 Houston

    Texas to build 80-acre base in Eagle Pass for National Guard troops to deter illegal immigration (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Gov. Greg Abbott announces plan to build an 80-acre base camp in Eagle Pass for National Guard soldiers to deter illegal immigration into Texas.

  12. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Texas builds base near border where the state is quarreling with feds (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Flanked by armed National Guard members, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced on Friday plans to build a base housing up to 1,800 troops in Eagle Pass, close to the

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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