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The lawsuit accuses the federal government of destroying state property and impeding Texas’ efforts to secure its border with Mexico.

Texas takes its border showdown with President Biden to a panel of judges on Thursday, arguing that the illegal immigrants streaming into the U.S. constitutes an invasion that the state has a right to repel -- including by deploying its own floating wall in the Rio Grande.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) ramped up security efforts at the Texas-Mexico border on Wednesday evening, sending the Texas National Guard to help with the "invasion" and ordering officials to install more razor wire.

A federal judge has ruled that Texas must remove the floating barriers it set up in the Rio Grande River to deter migrants from crossing the US-Mexico border.

The judge ordered the buoys removed at Texas' expense by Sept. 15.

The border crisis seems to be the least of Joe Biden’s worries, but it’s been a big worry for Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who decided to take matters into his own hands. Abbott deployed buoys fitted with spikes on the Rio Grande to stop illegal border crossings, and now a legal showdown looms. A fed...

The Justice Department sued Texas last month seeking to remove the barrier, arguing that the federal government should have been consulted before they were installed.

The Justice Department sued Texas last month seeking to remove the barrier, arguing that the federal government should have been consulted before they were installed.

The Department of Justice is seeking a preliminary injunction against Texas over floating barriers in Rio Grande.