Posted on 07/08/2023 7:41:26 AM PDT by thegagline
Workers in Texas have begun installing a floating barrier along the Rio Grande in an effort to deter migrants from crossing the dangerous river to enter the US illegally.
“The buoys have arrived and the installation of the marine barrier on the Rio Grande begins today,” read a tweet posted by the Texas Department of Public Safety on Friday.
The first 1,000-foot section of interconnected 4-foot-wide sphere buoys – that spin when grabbed – is being installed near Eagle Pass, Texas, a hot spot for illegal border crossings.
The floating barrier is designed to be moved and extended to cover other parts of the Rio Grande if necessary, according to Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott.
“New marine barrier installation on the Rio Grande begins today. Texas DPS is overseeing the project in Eagle Pass,” Abbott wrote on Twitter Friday.
The governor’s tweet included a video showing dozens of the bright orange buoys being taken off multiple flatbed trucks.
This new barrier is part of Operation Lone Star – a state border security effort launched by the governor in 2021.
The water-based barrier, designed by the company Cochrane USA, will cost the state $1 million, according to Texas Department of Public Safety director Steve McCraw.
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You are correct. Most people outside of California and Texas don’t know what you are talking about. All I have to go is go to Lowe’s or one of the local schools. Why do you think that suddenly the electricity grid in Texas is overloaded? Cuz there are millions of new people pulling on it that weren’t here a few years ago. Same with crowded highways.
>Every toilet country on earth is sending us their worst<
At the request of the ‘Big Guy’ and his handlers.
More drugs. We need more drugs. We’re runnin’ out.
Need to keep the turds doped up more.
You've have reified Mexicans by the bushel.
They'll strip the copper wires and sell them at metal salvage companies.
I wonder how many invaders can pile on to just ONE of these MANY buoys...staying afloat until their escort boats arrive.
Texas has the sovereign authority to defend our border, under the U.S. Constitution and the Texas Constitution.
We have sent the Biden Administration numerous letters detailing our authority, including the one I hand-delivered to President Biden earlier this year.
https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1682451372766121989
The tragic humanitarian crisis on the border was created because of Biden’s refusal to secure the border.
His open border policies encourage migrants to risk their lives crossing illegally through the Rio Grande, instead of safely and legally over a bridge.
https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1682451374162825229
If President Biden truly cared about human life, he would enforce federal immigration laws.
In the meantime, Texas will fully utilize its sovereign authority to respond to the border crisis Biden created.
#OperationLoneStar will continue to hold the line.
https://twitter.com/GregAbbott_TX/status/1683557652129783810
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