AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott asked Congress to reimburse the state for billions of dollars in Texas taxpayer money spent on border security during former President Joe Biden’s administration. In letters Thursday to congressional leaders and the state delegation, Abbott requested more than $11 billion from Washington.

The State Bar of Texas is dropping efforts to discipline Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton over allegations that his failed efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election amounted to professional misconduct.

Biden issued preemptive pardons, while Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters. Over the past several weeks, two U.S. presidents use their executive privileges to pardon thousands of people.

We asked those who know and work with Joe Biden to share memories and send-off messages as the president leaves office. This is what they said.

It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.

About 130 people gathered at the headquarters of the conservative, Austin-based think tank Monday to watch Trump get sworn in for his second term. Wearing Trump scarves and “Make America Great Again” hats, they cheered when Trump stated, “The golden age of America begins right now,” during his inauguration speech.

Stargate — the joint venture between OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle — is starting its AI infrastructure plans with 10 data centers in Texas.

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President Joe Biden’s warnings Wednesday night about ... visited Musk at one of his factories outside Austin, Texas, in 2022 – a meeting that spanned more than an hour and touched policy ...

U.S.-Mexico border for a deployment that includes the use of military aircraft to conduct deportation flights and support for construction efforts to extend the wall that separates the two countries.

Figueroa, 36, crossed the U.S.-Mexico border illegally in 2016 and was ordered deported after she missed an immigration court hearing that November. She met Martinez, 64, later that year, when they worked on the same ranch. “He was, and still is, my angel here,” she said.

Ricky Gill, Saurabh Sharma, and Kush Desai are appointed to significant roles in President Donald Trump's administration. Gill is the senior director for South and Central Asia in the NSC, Sharma is joining the Presidential personnel office,