Texas launched its own border strategy during the Biden Administration, and now President Donald Trump has picked the leader ...

Mike Banks, who has spearheaded Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's border crackdown, is expected to be appointed Border Patrol chief ...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday selected Texas border czar Michael Banks to lead the U.S. Border Patrol, tapping a career ...

Banks played a key role in Texas' Operation Lone Star, an initiative aimed at countering record levels of migrant crossings ...

Banks has been serving as the Lone Star State's first-ever border czar — a position created by Gov. Greg Abbott in 2023 to ...

President-elect Donald Trump continues to fill out his future administration with another notable pick to lead the U.S.

Mike Banks, a former Border Patrol agent, has served in his current role as a special advisor to Gov. Greg Abbott since ...