Border Patrol, Texas and Trump

Gov. Greg Abbott says his 'border czar' has been promoted to lead U.S. Border Patrol
The U.S. Border Patrol chief’s official X account posted Tuesday that Texas "border czar" Mike Banks was the agency’s 27th leader.
Texas' Border Czar Mike Banks to lead President Donald Trump's Border Patrol
Texas launched its own border strategy during the Biden Administration, and now President Donald Trump has picked the leader of that project to run the Border Patrol.
Trump to install Texas border czar as Border Patrol chief, sources say
Mike Banks, who has spearheaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown, is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief after President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Trump to tap Texas “border czar” to lead U.S. Border Patrol, report says
Mike Banks, a former Border Patrol agent, has served in his current role as a special advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott since January 2023.
Trump picks Texas’ Mike Banks to lead Border Patrol, reports say
President-elect Donald Trump will tap Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to lead the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to multiple reports.
With Trump considering Texas' 'border czar' to head Border Patrol, Cornyn praises pick
Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.
Border Patrol Chief Owens announces retirement, Texas border czar to take over
Border Patrol Chief Jason Owens is retiring in April, and will be replaced by Texas Border Czar Mike Banks, after a historic crisis at the southern border.
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Trump taps Texas Border Czar Mike Banks to head U.S. Border Patrol
President-elect Donald Trump continues to fill out his future administration with another notable pick to lead the U.S. Border Patrol.
US: Texas Expands Border Barrier After Trump’s Return to Office
Texas has ramped up its controversial border security measures by placing additional buoys along the Rio Grande following President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Governor Greg Abbott shared a video of the massive floating barriers being installed at the Texas-Mexico border,
Trump's presidency will bring immediate change to border: Texas sheriff | Morning in America
President Donald Trump on Monday signed more than 200 executive orders, many of which regarded changes at the southern border. Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland discusses how Trump's executive orders will improve operations in Texas and says the border is already in a better position on Day 2 of the Trump administration than in the past four years.
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Former BP agent and Texas border czar Mike Banks appointed as Trump’s Border Patrol chief
Texas border czar Mike Banks has been tapped to be the next US Border Patrol chief, sources told The Post Thursday. Banks, a longtime former border agent himself, will serve as the ...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott unveils new border security strategy
Adjutant General of Texas Major General Thomas Suelzer and Texas Border Czar Mike Banks. Abbott has previously accused the Biden administration of creating a "war zone" on the border by ...
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As landowners resist, Texas’ border wall is fragmented and built in remote areas
Greg Abbott traveled to South Texas to inaugurate the first 880-foot stretch ... because a lot of these places are very sparsely populated.” Mike Banks, the state’s border czar, said the wall ...