The announcement comes the day after Abbott ordered 400 Texas National Guard troops and additional military equipment to the Rio Grande Valley.

The governor said the teams will help find, arrest and deport people who entered the country illegally and have active warrants for their arrests.

The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.

DPS tactical strike teams will continue to work ... The strike teams include DPS troopers, special agents, Texas Rangers, those in the DPS Aircraft Operations Division and Intelligence and ...

The Republican governor on Wednesday ordered Texas agencies to help with arrests, share intelligence and help find new detainment facilities.