The ruling will allow Texas to keep the buoys in the Rio Grande while the court renders a full decision.
The roughly 1,000-foot floating barrier is made up of 4-foot spherical buoys connected by heavy metal cables. | Eric Gay/AP PhotoThe 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday temporarily halted a district judge’s order for Texas to remove from its river border with Mexico a thousand-foot-long buoy barrier put in place to deter crossings, a decision that will maintain the status quo as the appeals court considers a longer-term stay.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said on Wednesday that it was prepared to fight the case up to the Supreme Court if necessary.
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