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The Texas National Guard, as it is now, was officially approved in 1941 but traces its roots back to 1838. Today, the guard is part of the Texas Military Department.
In our news wrap Wednesday, Texas lawmakers are closer to approving controversial congressional maps that sparked a nationwide fight over redistricting, a federal judge temporarily blocked Texas from ...
The video truly shows Texas National Guard troops rescuing campers from Camp Mystic on July 4, hours following early-morning flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. As of ...
The activation of the National Guard in Texas — some of whose roughly 24,000 members had been engaged in responding to the pandemic — is expected to cost the state $2 billion this year, a ...
South Dakota GOP Gov. Kristi Noem was the first to send 50 guard members to Texas in 2021, which were paid for by a private Republican donor who offered $1 million to make the mission possible.
A Texas National Guard soldier gives instructions to a group of migrants while assigned to Operation Lone Star near El Paso, Texas, in a photo posted by state officials on Dec. 2, 2023.
The Texas National Guard is here to help put out wildfires in nearby areas. Much like the airtankers, these helicopters are here to help the firefighters on the ground slow the spread of the fires.
A National Guard vehicle collided with a civilian car near the U.S. Capitol as troops took positions around Washington during ...