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Texas Governor Defies Biden: A Standoff at the Southern Border

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The border dispute in Texas intensifies as the Texas Governor refuses to grant federal agents full access, sparking a political showdown.

In the heart of the Lone Star State, Texas Attorney General and National Guard soldiers from Eagle Pass find themselves in a face-off with Border Patrol agents over control of a park. Governor Greg Abbott boldly asserts state rights, vowing to fortify the border with concertina wire, defying the Biden administration and the Supreme Court. The tussle escalates as Cox and 25 Republican governors back Abbott, hinting at echoes of a potential modern-day Civil War. On a lighter note, amidst the political storm, a resident of Roanoke marvels at the town's growth, distinguishing it from its Virginia namesake.

On a closer look at the key players, Governor Abbott gears up with state forces, sparking debates on the limits of state versus federal powers in immigration. Marjorie Taylor Greene's call for a 'national divorce' further stirs the pot, highlighting the deep-rooted partisan divides. Idaho's Governor joins the ranks in support, underscoring the solidarity among GOP states. Meanwhile, the feral hog conundrum in Texas poses a unique challenge, prompting questions on agricultural losses and solutions for the invasive species. The border battle continues, with Texas standing firm against federal pressures, setting the stage for a legal showdown.

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Texas attorney general refuses to grant federal agents full access to ... (CBS News)

Texas National Guard soldiers took control of a park in Eagle Pass earlier this month, and have since prevented Border Patrol agents from processing ...

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Fight over border intensifies as Texas governor pledges more razor ... (The Guardian)

Greg Abbott says he will defy Biden and US supreme court and install more concertina wire to try to prevent migrant crossings.

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Texas governor asserts state right to self-defense in response to ... (JURIST)

“President Biden has instructed his agencies to ignore federal statutes that mandate the detention of illegal immigrants. The failure of the Biden ...

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Cox joins 25 Republican governors supporting Texas border efforts ... (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is among 25 GOP governors behind a letter supporting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's “constitutional right to self-defense” at ...

US state of Oklahoma sending National Guard to help Texas with ... (Anadolu Agency)

25 US states with Republican governors pledging their assistance, prompting talks of Civil War in the making - Anadolu Ajansı.

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Finding History in My Roanoke Texas Backyard - Tourist in my Own ... (Venture Views)

Roanoke has grown. A lot, even in the past fifteen years that I've lived here. Roanoke, Texas that is, not Roanoke, Virginia. That Roanoke is much larger ...

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Abbott Tells Tucker Carlson Texas Will Use 'Every Tool in Our ... (The Texan)

As Texas is staring down the Biden administration over whether to allow federal border agents access to Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Gov.

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Weekly U.S.-Mexico Border Update: Deadlock in Congress, Texas ... (Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA))

Republicans' efforts to tie migration restrictions to Ukraine aid are sputtering in the Senate, as former president and likely Republican nominee Donald Trump ...

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'Should slavery be legal in Texas?' Houston ISD seventh graders ... (Houston Public Media)

A lesson distributed to seventh-grade teachers by Houston ISD's central curriculum department called for students to imagine themselves as delegate at the 1836 ...

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Operation Lone Star Holds The Line To Defend Southern Border (Office of the Texas Governor)

Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the ...

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Texas raises tone in border dispute with Biden and refuses to ... (EL PAÍS in English)

State authorities prevent federal agents from accessing Shelby Park despite a Supreme Court ruling granting them access. There were 300000 illegal crossings ...

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Will the Supreme Court let Texas Gov. Greg Abbott seize control of ... (Vox)

The Constitution gives the Biden administration nearly exclusive authority over matters of immigration. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants the courts to change ...

The Texas Border and Insurrection Act Reform (Lawfare)

The Insurrection Act notoriously confers on the president extraordinarily broad authority to call out the militia or the armed forces to meet (depending on ...

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Texas border dispute: Taylor Greene calls for 'national divorce' to ... (Business Insider)

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene proposed a "national divorce" between Republican and Democratic states amid the escalating standoff at the Texas border.

Texas dispute over razor wire at the border continues (90.5 WESA)

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the state will keep adding razor wire to the border by Eagle Pass, defying a Supreme Court ruling.

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Idaho Gov. Brad Little joins 25 Republican governors supporting ... (Idaho Capital Sun)

Idaho Gov. Brad Little is among 25 GOP governors behind a letter supporting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's “constitutional right to self-defense” at ...

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Texas has a feral hog problem. Can we fix it? (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

Texas Agriculture suffers millions of dollars in damages from the invasion of feral hogs. So, Texas wants to know, what's causing this feral hog invasion, ...

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Biden administration renews demand for Texas to allow Border ... (NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

The Biden administration is renewing demands for Texas to give Border Patrol access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants.

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No, Texas is not defying a Supreme Court order by continuing to ... (VERIFYThis.com)

Viral social media posts claim Texas is violating federal law by continuing to lay razor wire along the Rio Grande in open defiance of a recent Supreme ...

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Accused State Fair of Texas shooter's bond lowered from $1.5M+ to ... (CBS News)

Cameron Turner was indicted with three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection to the incident at the State Fair of Texas in October ...

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State of Texas: Night on the border shows humanitarian need ... (KXAN.com)

AUSTIN (Nexstar) – As a group of unaccompanied minors turned themselves in to federal authorities near the border wall in McAllen, U.S. Border Patrol agent ...

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Texas doubles down in unprecedented border dispute with federal ... (CBS News)

DALLAS - The unprecedented standoff between the state of Texas and the federal government at the southern border continues. CBS News Texas sat down with ...

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Texas again rebuffs Biden admin's demand for 'full access' to ... (Yahoo News)

Texas is rebuffing demands by the Biden administration for it to have greater access to the disputed Shelby Park area of Eagle Pass, Texas, ...

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