Greg Abbott has requested $11.1 billion from the federal government to reimburse his state for its border security operations.

Eye on Politics breaks down some of the biggest political stories grabbing headlines in North Texas and beyond.

A Texas man was arrested after officials say he put a gun in a 4-year-old’s bookbag then dropped her off at school. The 30-year-old man is charged with child endangerment, according to court records. Officials said the man put a loaded gun in a 4-year-old girl’s bookbag, then dropped her off at Jessup Elementary School in Houston on Jan. 23.

Two people suspected of being involved in the shooting early Sunday morning were arrested and charged with murder, according to police.

Texas Republicans in Congress are supporting Governor Greg Abbott's plea for the state to be paid back billions of dollars for its efforts to prevent illegal immigration. U.S. Representative Dan Crenshaw, R-Kingwood, proposed a bill to reimburse states like Texas that have tried to secure the border on their own.

Active duty troops in Texas will be building permanent and temporary physical barriers to stop illegal border crossings, using intelligence analysts for the monitor and detection of migrants and military aircrafts to take detainees back to their country of origin.

The rise of artificial intelligence, the digitization of the economy and everyday life’s growing computing needs have turbocharged the expansion of data centers, driving up a surge in electricity demand in Texas and across the country.

The case against transgender medicine whistleblower Dr. Eithan Haim was dismissed with prejudice, offering complete vindication

As president, Trump will likely have the final say in whether or not to grant Abbott’s request for a full reimbursement for Operation Lone Star.

Energy companies starting resiliency initiatives are all the rage in Texas, apparently. Six months after CenterPoint Energy launched its project to improve its work in the greater Houston area, Entergy's plan to strengthen its portion of Texas' grid network is about to get off the ground.

A coalition of ranchers is asking President Donald Trump to investigate the role energy companies had in the biggest wildfire in Texas last year and the current blazes across southern California. These groups are also advocating for ranchers to be paid back for their losses,

Migrants seeking asylum were crushed after Trump's inauguration. For his border supporters, it was a time to celebrate.