The state of Texas will be allowed to keep its floating barrier in the Rio Grande, despite objections ... as an opportunity to hammer Democrats on immigration and border security issues.

“Texas installed more buoys in the Rio Grande today to stop illegal immigration,” Abbott posted ... ordering the state to move a floating barrier, but a decision by the Fifth U.S. Circuit ...

asserting Texas didn’t seek the required federal authorization for the immigration measure. By obstructing navigation on the Rio Grande, the man-made barrier poses a risk to the “public safety ...

Just hours after President Donald Trump was sworn back into office, Texas ramped up its border security efforts, deploying additional floating barriers along the Rio Grande. Texas Governor Greg ...

A similar operation took place Sunday morning in the Rio Grande Valley, a local station reported. The spokesperson said the operations were to “enforce U.S. immigration law and preserve public ...

MIDDLE TOWNSHIP — On a cold and overcast day, about 30 people turned out on either side of Route 47 for a rally for immigrants. Organized by Cape May County Indivisible, the event was billed as ...

Read more https://www.kxan.com/news/texas-politics/texas-floating-barrier-in-the-rio-grande-can-stay-for-now-appeals-court-says/ The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on ...

Greg Abbott for installing a floating buoy barrier on the Rio Grande without federal authorization. Photo: Suzanne Cordeiro/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images ...