Texas Governor Bucks Supreme Court, Escalates Border War with Biden

Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, called on the Biden administration Tuesday to take over the Texas National Guard, accusing his state’s governor, Greg Abbott, of defying a Supreme Court ruling and using the state’s national guard to “create chaos at the border.”

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that Border Patrol agents are allowed to cut through or remove razor wire installed by Texas at the southern U.S. border, arguing that it was preventing the federal agents from working.

Governor Greg Abbott is using the Texas National Guard to obstruct and create chaos at the border.

If Abbott is defying yesterday's Supreme Court ruling, @POTUS needs to establish sole federal control of the Texas National Guard now. https://t.co/f1SKuCwEWG

— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) January 23, 2024

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