A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can keep its floating barrier in the Rio Grande, designed to deter illegal immigration from Mexico. The decision overturns a previous ruling that ordered the barrier’s removal, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott hailed it as a victory against the Biden administration’s border policies.
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A federal judge has partially denied a request by Texas officials to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to dismantle a controversial buoy wall on the Rio Grande. The judge ruled that the federal claim that the buoys are not permitted under the U.S. Rivers and Harbor Act can proceed, while dismissing a claim based on the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.