Texas will build camp for National Guard members in border city of Eagle Pass

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FILE - Texas National Guard help patrol looks the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Texas will build an operations base for up to 1,800 National Guard members in Eagle Pass, expanding the presence of soldiers in the border city where the state has clashed with the Biden administration over immigration enforcement, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — Texas is expanding its grasp of a border city that has become the focus of a political struggle between the state and federal government. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced the construction of a base camp that will house up to 1,800 members of the National Guard charged with protecting the border as part of Operation Lone Star. The 80-acre property will include a dining facility, recreation center, laundry facilities, computers, and medical, physical and chaplain services. The first phase of construction is expected to be finished by April.

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