Perhaps, but think of it the other way: what if the governor treated it like an invasion and acted appropriately, calling on the National Guard to [forcibly] seal the border and then demanded help from the Federal government under Art IV, Sec IV and then that happened?
It'd give a lot of emotionally-charged credence to the claim that the federal government was retaliating against the State — and that would be some damning allegations considering the Constitution's definition of Treason.
Obama comes to visit Texas and sits Rick Perry in the corner across from a staffer, that speaks volumes. This current administration is completely lawless and is going to continue the destruction of what is left of American culture and values..
Rick Perry knows that even Texas is very dependent on Federal money and that if cut off , Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, El paso, and Austin would burn.