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The state of Texas will continue to defend its portion of the US border with Mexico amid a standoff with the Biden administration over the use of razor wire barriers, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said in a statement.
Gov. Greg Abbott told Tucker Carlson that Texas is “prepared” to continue building barriers at the border if Biden federalizes the Texas National Guard.
By Marc Guitard/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The White House on Thursday pushed back hard on Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's latest showdown with President Joe Biden over who controls the southern border. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, Abbott claimed the situation with immigrants crossing into Texas was an "invasion," and that because Biden had not enforced the law, his state had a constitutional right to "self-defense." He said he would ignore any federal government effort to remove razor wire Texas had installed along the border with Mexico. "The federal...
The Texas National Guard and troopers are still rolling out concertina wire and preventing Border Patrol agents from accessing most of Shelby Park.
The Texas National Guard has blocked federal patrol troops from entering Eagle Pass after razor wires were placed along the border with Mexico - and many are fearing a civil war