The state argues the federal government only has jurisdiction over navigable rivers and the spot near Eagle Pass is not because it's too shallow.
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas is pushing back against the U.S. Justice Department's efforts to remove its 1,000-foot buoy barrier from the Rio Grande.
Gov. Greg Abbott says the buoys are needed to deter illegal immigration, but critics call them barbaric and inhumane. “I think this is creating a crisis at our border that’s not just about immigrants, it’s now a crisis about two countries: the United State and Mexico,” said Jeremi Suri, the Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. “It’s one of the most important trading partnerships in the world. It is not in the interest in Texas or in the interest of Mexico for us to have difficulties in our governments.
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