Texan authorities moved to secure Fronton Island in the Rio Grande after saying it had been taken over by cartels.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to defy a federal government agency that has instructed him to remove constructions from Fronton Island, situated in the Rio Grande between the United States and Mexico, and restore it to its original condition.Abbott made the pledge on September 9 in a letter sent to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after the U.S.
instructed the GLO to 'return to preconstruction conditions.' The federal agency said the GLO had 'built two sediment bridges,' 'placed concertina wire' and 'cleared vegetation' on the site. The agency suggested these constructions could alter the Rio Grande's flow in violation of a 1970 treaty to resolve pending boundary differences and maintain the Rio Grande and Colorado River as the international boundary between Mexico and the United States.
also suggested that Texan authorities had trespassed on federal land as part of their operation.The GLO responded in May, denying it had 'engaged in construction activities' and insisting that the state owned the site in question, not the federal government. is the American section of the International Boundary and Water Commission, a body formed by the governments of Mexico and the U.S. to regulate their shared border, and it is run by the State Department.In October, Texan authorities moved to secure Fronton Island after saying criminal cartels were using it as a base.
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