Texas Ordered to Remove Controversial Border Buoys as Arizona Border Crossing Closes

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered Texas to remove its border buoys from the Rio Grande, upholding a lower court's preliminary injunction. The buoys, deployed by Governor Greg Abbott as part of his border security initiative, have been a point of contention between the Biden administration and Texas. The Justice Department argued that the buoys were installed unlawfully, while Abbott maintained that Texas had the constitutional authority to install them. The court found that the lower court had not abused its discretion in issuing the injunction, considering the threat to navigation and federal government operations on the Rio Grande. This is the second legal battle Texas has lost in its ongoing border saga with the Biden administration.