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He announced the deployment of a new operations unit in anticipation of the border health policy ending later this week. The pandemic-era public health order allows for the rapid expulsion of some migrants.
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Some government watchdogs say the long-running mission is an inappropriate use of the Guard. Even the Pentagon has been looking for an off-ramp.
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The referral bonuses are designed to boost recruiting at the National Guard, which fell thousands of troops short of its goal last year.
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The National Guard fell about 9,000 troops short of its goal in 2022. Some states are improving their outreach and incentive plans to try to counter that trend.
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State Rep. Richard Raymond, a Democrat from Laredo, said he designed the legislation with Operation Lone Star in mind.
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The soldier is the 10th known Texas Guard member linked to the mission to die since its rapid expansion began in September 2021.
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Texas National Guardmembers held their first union meeting Monday evening in Del Rio. They unionized after facing a host of issues during an involuntary deployment to the border as part of Governor Abbott’s controversial border security program, Operation Lone Star.
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The call for action from Texas Democrats comes as another service member based in the city of Pharr survived a suicide attempt on Sunday, according to an incident report obtained by Army Times and The Texas Tribune.
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Natural disasters, domestic protests, foreign wars and COVID-19 are just a few of the missions that the Army and Air National Guard have been tasked with in recent years, and critics argue that heavy deployments are straining the force. Some states — like Texas, California, and Florida — are pleading for more troops so they can better rotate personnel.
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The governor summoned additional manpower after an increase in the number of people illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.