[sergeantdave]

“But with a stroke of the pen they come to be directly subordinate to the commands of the Commander-In-Chief.”

Texas has activated the state guard, not the national guard. Go look up the difference.

[Gay State Conservative]

OK,first let me repeat...I'm not opposing what Abbott has done.I congratulate him in fact.However,if the Federal courts rule in The Big Guy's favor (which seems likely) he can then order the Texas National Guard to clear out any state or local people (including the "State Guard").