Senate Bill 2 would create state-managed education savings accounts that let families use public funds to subsidize private school tuition. Opponents question whether the bill would help low-income families.

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could expedite the process and send it to the Texas House for consideration.

The new policy is a result of a memorandum of understanding between Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

That policy change was made official Sunday after Abbott and Pete Flores, the acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, signed a memorandum of understanding that grants Guard troops the expanded authority.

Gov. Greg Abbott said that under an agreement with the Trump administration, the Texas National Guard now has the authority to make and help make immigration arrests.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott meets at the White House on Wednesday with President Donald Trump to discuss their efforts to beef up security along America's southern border with Mexico.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will meet Wednesday with President Donald Trump as the state asks the federal government to cover about $11 billion in costs from the years-long Operation Lone Star border security initiative.