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The U.S. State Department has also sent inquiries to Gov. Greg Abbott office about a floating buoy barrier along the Rio Grande.

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House Bill 20 by state Rep. Matt Schaefer, R-Tyler, would test the boundaries of the state’s ability to enforce immigration law, which courts have historically ruled falls under federal purview.

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The state has spent $4 billion on border initiatives in the past two years, including $40 million to bus migrants out of Texas into Democrat-led cities.

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The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.

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It’s the first-known incident where a soldier has shot a migrant since the mission began. The injury is non-life threatening.

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Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement is now investigating.

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