Texas can keep Rio Grande floating barriers for now, appeals court rules

Texas can keep its floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande in place — at least for now, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday.

The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily halted District Court Judge David Ezra’s Wednesday order for Texas to remove the thousand-foot-long barrier put in place by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott earlier this year in an effort to deter smugglers and migrants from crossing the river border with Mexico.

https://nypost.com/2023/09/07/texas-can-keep-rio-grande-floating-barriers-for-now-appeals-court-rules/