Noem, 52, is not from a border state and her background is as a state and U.S. lawmaker. However, she has visited the Texas border several times since 2021.

Texas lawmakers are preparing to discuss school choice in 2025, with Governor Abbott backing the proposal. Critics warn it could hurt public schools and pledge to fight it.

Greg Abbott said the House has enough votes to get it approved. At least one bill proposing a voucher program was filed ...

Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate can begin filing bills for the 2025 session on Tuesday, giving a first glimpse into ...

President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly selected the South Dakota governor for secretary for the Department of Homeland ...

Greg Abbott. The operation started in March 2021, officials said. Since the operation’s inception, 525,800 migrants believed ...

Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Abbott and Patrick ...

Greg Abbott to declare it an emergency item. "School choice is my top policy priority," Patrick said in a statement.

Gov. Greg Abbott was already busing migrants from the border to New York when he picked a new northern target in 2022 — ...

The New York Supreme Court has a dismissed a lawsuit aimed to prevent Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from sending migrants to the ...

Gov. Abbott secures three more GOP votes for school vouchers.

This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide ...