Texas governor, AG celebrate court decision allowing floating river barrier on Mexico border

The two leaders said the barrier, if allowed when the ongoing legal dispute is completed, will help stop unwanted migration into the state.

NEW ORLEANS – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton celebrated a federal appeals court decision on Tuesday, permitting the state to maintain a floating river barrier along the Mexico border.Abbott and Paxton said the barrier, if allowed when the ongoing legal dispute is completed, will help stop unwanted migration into the state.

The Biden administration filed a lawsuit against Texas, arguing the state needed federal permission and that the barriers threatened navigation, public safety and U.S.-Mexico relations. Paxton said the 5th Circuit found the federal district court 'abused its discretion when it ordered Texas to remove the buoys floating in the Rio Grande that prevent aliens from attempting a dangerous river crossing to enter America illegally.''The buoys can remain in the river,' Paxton said.

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