3 days ago · According to a CBP statement, at approximately 1:29 p.m., border patrol agents reported shots fired in Fronton, Texas. Fronton Island is the disputed territory that sits within the Rio Grande ...

2 days ago · McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Border Patrol agents were fired upon Monday in the remote town of Fronton in western Starr County, Texas. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. CST, when agents reported shots fired at them just east of the Starr-Zapata county line in South Texas, a U.S. Customs ...

2 days ago · (NewsNation) — U.S. Border Patrol was involved in a shootout with cartel members in the Rio Grande Valley, the Texas Department of Public Safety says. The tense moments unfolded Monday in Fronton, Texas. At around 1:40 p.m, shots were fired from the Mexican side of the border at agents. The Border Patrol agents took cover, […]

2 days ago · Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is sending hundreds more soldiers from bases in Houston and Fort Worth to the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. The governor’s office says the Texas Tactical Border Force will coordinate with the Border Patrol under the Trump Administration to secure the border. 400 members from the unit will make the trip.

2 days ago · FRONTON, Texas — Border Patrol agents reportedly were shot at by members of cartel in Mexico on Monday while patrolling the border, officials say. The incident was reported around 1:30 p.m ...

2 days ago · Texas DPS says the shots were fired at agents who were on Fronton Island in the Rio Grande. The shots came from the Mexican side of the border, and drones operating in the area captured footage of the gunmen. Texas DPS spokesperson Lieutenant Chris Olivarez posted video footage of the incident on X (below).

3 days ago · FRONTON, Texas (KVIA) -- Texas DPS troopers helped Border Patrol agents after the agents received gunfire from gunmen in Mexico near Fronton, Texas. VIDEO: Earlier today, @TxDPS responded to ...

2 days ago · Texas Public Safety Department Lt. Chris Olivarez breaks down the shooting between suspected Mexican cartel members and Border Patrol agents on ‘America’s Newsroom.’

3 days ago · The Texas Department of Safety tells an NBC affiliate in Texas that shots were fired toward Border Patrol agents from inside Mexico and possibly might have come from suspected cartel members.

A US Border Patrol officer deploys on the Rio Grande on a patrol of the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, on January 24, 2025. Border Patrol agents near Fronton, Texas, exchanged gunfire at ...