Economists have warned Donald Trump 's plan to impose a 25 percent tariff on all products entering the United States from Mexico and Canada could have a dramatic impact on the economy of Texas, with one predicting it would cost 370,000 jobs in the Lone Star State.

The state’s Republican leaders say they’re primed for Texas to be both the model and epicenter as the incoming administration cracks down on immigration.

Tom Homan and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott served meals to troops stationed in Eagle Pass and Edinburg as part of Operation Lone Star.

Tuesday's events at the Texas-Mexico border featured Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan vowing mass deportation and the launch of the "Jocelyn Initiative."

Texas is quickly becoming the blueprint for how incoming Trump officials expect to work with states on border security – a stark pivot from recent years when it was the epicenter of a bitter feud between state and federal officials.

State Senator Paul Bettencourt pre-filed seven bills largely aimed at past practices in Harris County. Six of them previously cleared the Senate in 2023 but died in the House at the end of the regular legislative session.

Almost every county in Texas swung toward Trump compared to the 2020 election. Statewide, 234 counties moved in Trump's direction, while only 20 swung to the left.

Statewide, Trump outran Cruz’s margins in almost every county, especially along Texas’ southern border. While Trump carried the state with a 13.83 point margin, Cruz won by 8.63 points.

Now that the 2024 election is over in Texas, the issue of protecting ballot secrecy is receiving renewed attention in the courts and the legislature.

Texans have voted in 39 presidential elections since the state was readmitted to the Union in 1870, following the Civil War. Since 1872, the state has seen landslide victories and nail-bitingly close races.

Two events in the Rio Grande Valley on Tuesday made clear Texas officials will work with the Trump administration on immigration.

"Border czar" Tom Homan has said the administration will "absolutely" make use of a ranch offered by Commissioner Dawn Buckingham.