Legal Statement. Oct. 22, 2022, 3:26 PM UTC. In a sign of Republican optimism, Gov. Three U.S. House races in South Texas are carrying unusually high stakes as Republicans close in on retaking control of Congress The Texas Facilities Commissioners (TFC) on Thursday, November 18, 2021, voted to approve a Design-Build Contract NOT-TO-EXCEED $162M to Posillico Civil, Inc. for a segment of the Texas Border Infrastructure on State-Owned Land (General Land Office) along the Texas-Mexico Border. As noted in the Generic Procurement Timeline posted to the website on July 30, 2021, we will present a recommendation to the Texas Facilities Commissioners for a contract award approval in mid-September 2021. Governor Abbott Debuts Texas Border Wall in Rio Grande City The State of Texas is working collaboratively with communities impacted by the border crisis to arrest and detain individuals coming into Texas illegally. This project will focus on various locations in Texas in proximity to the United States-Mexico border. The next segments of the border wall will be on private land, requiring the State to contract for the right of way easements. . DEL RIO, Texas"My house looks like Fort Knox at night," Teresa Esther Chapoy said, pointing to the lights she installed around the outside of her home and the fence she put up in her . "The State of Texas has been working for the past month on preparations for the latest approaching caravans because the Biden Administration is failing to do its job of securing the nation's borders The National Guard and DPS are conducting mass-migration rehearsals to implement flexible strategies to deter illegal crossings at any point along the border where they occur. February 1, 2022 - Support or Oppose: the deployment of additional state police and military resources to the border between Texas and Mexico (April 2022) Should Texas Accept Refugees from Ukraine (April 2022) According to a new University of Texas at Tyler Poll, which surveyed just under 1,000 registered voters, these are the issues most important to them ahead of the 2022 midterm election: This poll . July 13, 2022 Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) Executive Director, Mike Novak, testified Tuesday, July 12, 2022, before the Senate Finance Committee. Posillico Civil, Inc. provided logistical support transporting the panels. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin tweeted a video Tuesday . Governor Greg Abbott issued an executive order authorizing and empowering the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety to apprehend illegal immigrants who illegally cross the border between ports of entry and return them to the border. July 6, 2021 - TFC is in the process of performing extensive research and due diligence to define the scope of the anticipated RFP for a program manager. Has your home, property or business sustained damage due to unlawful immigration? The GOP unleashed an aggressive play for South Texas after counties up and down the border swung toward former Presidential Donald Trump in 2020, stunning Democrats who viewed the region safe and creating a new battleground overnight. The rare sight of contested races on the Texas border has widened cracks in an important Democratic stronghold after former President Donald Trump's significant gains with Hispanic voters in. Follow APs coverage of the elections at: https://apnews.com/hub/2022-midterm-elections, Check out https://apnews.com/hub/explaining-the-elections to learn more about the issues and factors at play in the 2022 midterm elections. Governor Abbott Takes Aggressive Action To Secure The Border As President Biden Ends Title 42 Expulsions As of Monday, February 7, 2022, we . About Border Report The mission of BorderReport.com is to provide real-time delivery of the untold local stories about people living, working and migrating along the U.S. border with Mexico. KFOX-TV quoted figures showing the city spent $383,000 in a single week from September first to the eighth, more than the city spent over nine entire months in 2021 to house and feed migrants. This segment is on target for completion in Spring 2022. "The Lone Star State will not sit idly by as the federal government chooses to ignore the historic number of illegal crossings, human smuggling, and drug trafficking of deadly fentanyl from Mexico into the United States. February 11, 2022 - September 27, 2021 - Melugin says the border crossings happen every morning "with no resistance" on either side of the border. TEXAS OFFICIALS STOP AIRPLANE HUMAN SMUGGLING ATTEMPT; ONE MIGRANT ALLEGEDLY PAID $11,000. In response to an RFP, this central Texas company sold the panels to the State of Texas at a substantial discount and agreed to store and haul the panels to the project site as part of the sale. "We continue taking unprecedented action to secure the border, ramping up every available strategy and resource in response to President Biden's ongoing border crisis. TFC's Program Manager Michael Baker Huitt-Zollars Joint Venture is currently working on other Task Orders for additional segments of the wall that TFC may assign to the other short-listed Respondents early next year. Flores became the first Republican Latina elected to a House seat in Texas when she won a special election in July to fill the remaining term of Democrat Filemon Vela, who retired early from the 34th Congressional District. Governor Abbott Authorizes Texas National Guard, Texas Department Of Public Safety To Return Illegal Immigrants To Border We have identified a shortlist for the Design-Build Contractors for the Texas Border Infrastructure at this stage of the procurement process. Hundreds of migrants were captured on video illegally sneaking over the US border into Texas under the cover of darkness early Friday as crossings continue to soar to record highs and the Biden administration struggles to address the mounting crisis. September 3, 2021 - So far this fiscal year, Border Patrol agents have reported more than 1.94 million. "While President Biden refuses to do his job and enforce the immigration laws enacted by Congress, the State of Texas is once again stepping up and taking unprecedented action to protect Americans and secure our southern border. (PDF) June 16, 2021 - Governor Abbott Announces Border Wall Construction Strategy - July 30, 2021 - The RFP for the "Program Manager" firm to lead the construction of the Border Wall was published today. Governor Greg Abbott announced the expansion of the states border security operations by creating Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) strike teams, establishing new vehicle inspection checkpoints targeting semi-trucks, and the deployment of additional resources from the Texas Military Department to mitigate President Biden's growing border crisis. But some migrants have claimed they are being deliberately misled and coaxed into heading to these Democrat-run cities with the promise of shelter and work. Latest Poll News. TFC will now issue a notice to proceed (NTP) on this contract, with the potential mobilization and erection of wall panels before year-end. Election season is here! TFC applied and qualified through the FSP to receive the donated panels. We've received your submission. Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, center, stands on a chair as he talks to supporters in late . Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference at the Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission on the State of Texas' ongoing border security preparations ahead of the latest migrant caravans headed to the . February 16, 2022 - November 18, 2021 - AUSTIN, Texas - A trio of U.S. House races in South Texas carried high stakes Tuesday as Republicans, who for decades rarely bothered to compete along the U.S.-Mexico border, made the heavily. Election 2022 Texas Border Eric Gay - staff, AP Oct 10, 2022 Updated Oct 10, 2022 Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, right, greets family of the Uvalde shooting. Philadelphia imposes last-minute election change that will slow down vote count, Midterm elections: All eyes on Virginia as Democrats attempt to hold off GOP in House, Michigan county hiring Jan. 6 attendee for poll worker training 'alarming and chilling': secretary of state, Biden DOJ sends election monitors to 64 jurisdictions, a dramatic increase over 2020. The Texas Facilities Commission completed the evaluation phase for the Program Manager for the Border Wall. The new strategies announced today and next week will further strengthen our already robust response to the Biden border disaster, and we will use any and all lawful powers to curtail the flow of drugs, human traffickers, illegal immigrants, weapons, and other contraband into Texas.". The Biden Administration's decision to end Title 42 expulsions and the Remain-in-Mexico policy has led to historic levels of illegal crossings, with 5,000 migrants being apprehended over the July 4th weekend, creating a border crisis that has overrun communities along the border and across Texas. August 2022 University of Texas/Texas Politics Project Poll. TFC continues to accomplish our mission directed by Governor Greg Abbott to construct the Border Wall. GREG ABBOTT Governor ATTESTED BY: JOHN B. SCOTT Secretary of State View the proclamation. By PAUL J. WEBER and WILL WEISSERT October 10, 2022. The panels are secured temporarily in Maverick County, Texas, for logistical efficiency and are under the control of the Texas National Guard and for use in the near term. "We do need border security. February 1, 2022 . Then, the program manager can execute the construction plan, confirm budgets, and schedule the work crews. Migrants from across the hemisphere are increasingly crossing the border in a remote corner of South Texas. As of Monday, February 7, 2022, we have the panels in our possession for use in the near term. Securing easements is a detailed legal process before a final agreement can be executed. Greg Abbott gives the keynote address at the Asian American Alliance luncheon at NuStar Energy LP. We are scared, Luis said, adding he and others felt they were lied to. June 16, 2021 As of today, the Texas Facilities Commission (TFC) has limited information on the details of this initiative. This figure does not include the 599,000 known "gotaways". Biden's administration has insisted that the U.S.-Mexico border is "closed" despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. The shift has big implications for border towns like Eagle Pass and the entire country.