An up-close look at Gov. Greg Abbott’s floating wall in the Rio …
Aug 8, 2023 · A group of civil rights advocates, aid workers, journalists, and politicians inspected the string of wrecking ball-sized buoys, which is the centerpiece of what Gov. Greg Abbott calls Operation Lone Star.
Greg Abbott Says 'Buoys Remain in River' Despite Supreme Court …
Mar 19, 2024 · Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed to leave controversial buoys in the Rio Grande after the Supreme Court blocked a new state law targeting suspected illegal migrants from taking effect on...
'Circular saw blades' divide controversial Rio Grande buoys …
Aug 9, 2023 · Locals and lawmakers have started getting a closer look at wrecking ball–size orange buoys Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) had installed — illegally, Mexico and the federal government say — along...
Close-up video shows Texas floating barrier has circular saws
Aug 9, 2023 · The wrecking ball-sized buoys that make up the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed in July in the Rio Grande have circular saws between them, according to a video posted by...
Texas can keep barrier in the Rio Grande, federal appeals court …
Sep 6, 2023 · Nearly three months after Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of the 1,000-foot line of buoys and mesh in the Rio Grande, an Austin federal judge ordered the state to remove the barrier...
Texas border buoys pay off after nearly sinking under Biden ...
Mar 8, 2025 · The change of command reflects the positive partnership between the state and President Donald Trump, according to the office of Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX).
Abbott defends Rio Grande buoys, criticizes Biden's legal …
4 days ago · RICHMOND, Texas - Govenor Greg Abbott was. Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:28:12 GMT (1743859692467) Story Infinite Scroll - News3 v1.0.0 (common) ... Gov. Abbott pledged to install more buoys after the ...
Texas places more buoys along Rio Grande after Trump's …
Jan 20, 2025 · Texas Governor Greg Abbott posted a video of border buoys being placed into the Rio Grande shortly after President Trump was sworn into office. The Biden Administration had sued Texas in an...
Texas is using disaster declarations to install buoys and razor wire …
Jul 24, 2023 · Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering the U.S. He’s pushing legal boundaries along the border with Mexico to install razor wire, deploy massive buoys on the Rio Grande and bulldozing border islands in the river.
Buoy barriers on Rio Grande have doubled in size - The Hill
Mar 7, 2025 · Aiming to prevent more people from crossing the border illegally, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has doubled the size of a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande in the last couple of years.