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Texas asks appeal judges to let it keep floating barrier in place on the Rio Grande
Arguments before three judges with the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans centered on whether the river area near the border city of Eagle Pass is, or could be, used for commercial navigation.
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2 bodies recovered from Rio Grande, one near the floating barrier installed by Gov. Abbott
Mexican authorities are trying to identify two bodies found in the Rio Grande this week, including one that was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott had installed recently in the Rio Grande, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.
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DOJ files injunction in Texas buoy case, asks judge to order them removed
The DOJ filed a preliminary injunction Wednesday in their case against Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state of Texas over buoys installed in the Rio Grande.
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Putting a floating barrier in the Rio Grande to stop migrants is new. The idea isn't.
In the final months of the Trump administration, a new plan to seal off the United States’ southern border started gaining steam: a floating water barrier to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico.
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Feds file lawsuit against Texas over floating barriers in the Rio Grande
Monday morning, Governor Greg Abbott responded with a letter to President Joe Biden defending the state’s actions, writing “Texas will see you in court, Mr. President.”
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Mexico files border boundaries complaint over Texas' floating barrier plan on Rio Grande
Mexico’s top diplomat said Friday her country has sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. government expressing concern that Texas’ deployment of floating barriers on the Rio Grande may violate 1944 and 1970 treaties on boundaries and water.
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Texas prepares to deploy Rio Grande buoys in governor's latest effort to curb border crossings
Texas began rolling out what is set to become a new floating barrier on the Rio Grande on Friday in the latest escalation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s multibillion-dollar effort to secure the U.S. border with Mexico, which already has included bussing migrants to liberal states and authorizing the National Guard to make arrests.
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Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado Propose Deal Over Management of Rio Grande
New Mexico, Texas and Colorado have negotiated a proposed settlement that they say will end a yearslong battle over management of one of the longest rivers in North America, but the federal government and two irrigation districts that depend on the Rio Grande are objecting.