Credible death threat prompts Texas Capitol evacuation as credible death threat was discovered, with officials investigating amid heightened security concerns

Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed thousands of Texas National Guard troops and Department of Public Safety troopers across the state ahead of a wave of immigration protests expected this weekend.

Governor Greg Abbott mobilizes Texas National Guard and DPS to prevent unrest at anticipated anti-ICE protests.

Twenty-five migrants were found Wednesday crammed inside a box truck as temperatures flirted near triple-digits in deep South Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

A Houston woman was arrested after the Texas Department of Public Safety discovered 25 illegal immigrants in the back of a box truck she was driving. (Texas Department of Public Safety)

The Texas Department of Public Safety seized $160,000 while working Operation Lone Star, authorities said. The seizure occurred at about 1 a.m. June 7 on mile marker 18 of Interstate 35 when a trooper pulled over a maroon Ford pickup for a traffic violation.

A 45-year-old Odessa man was killed in a two-vehicle crash early Friday morning on Loop 338. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at around 4:20 a.m. on June 6 at the intersection of Loop 338 and US Highway 385,