GOP lawmakers in the Texas are pushing legislation that would make it a state felony to cross the border from Mexico illegally and establish a state unit of officers to deal with the crisis.
Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith said he condemned the recent kidnapping and killings of Americans in Mexico to the Central American country's leader.
Rep. George Santos this week filed legislation that would require sitting presidents to undergo annual mental competency testing, which would measure intellect, mood and other factors.