Texas can keep buoys in the Rio Grande while legal challenge continues, federal appeals court rules
Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier and stop building further obstructions in the river. One day later a higher court sided with Texas.
Analysis: Abbottโs border initiative is expensive, ineffective and not as tough as it sounds
The results of the stateโs $3 billion border security effort donโt match the up-front promises, and Gov. Greg Abbott is flipping the political script with loud opposition to a change in federal border policy.
Texas judge opens door for widespread constitutional challenges to Gov. Greg Abbottโs border initiative
A Travis County judge Thursday tossed out the trespassing charge of an Ecuadorian man who said he came to the United States seeking asylum. His lawyers argued that the governorโs directive to arrest migrants on state charges unconstitutionally usurps federal immigration law.
Asylum-seeking families and children made up nearly half of July border crossings: โThis is young mamas and daddies trying to save their familiesโ
Migrant crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border reached a 21-year high in July. This video takes you to the epicenter: Texasโ Rio Grande Valley, where more crossings are happening than in any other region in the country.
Gov. Greg Abbott says more apprehensions, drug seizures justify a border wall. Advocates say he's misrepresenting the numbers.
The governor said Texas needs to build a border wall to reduce migrant apprehensions and fentanyl seizures. But immigration and drug treatment experts say Abbott's oversimplifying the issue.