Texas Border Buoys Permitted Pending Fifth Circuit Rehearing

A federal appeals court temporarily halted an opinion ordering Texas to remove floating barriers in the Rio Grande installed by the state to deter illegal border crossings.

In a win for Texas Republicans and Gov. Greg Abbott (R) in their bid to go around the federal government in securing the border, the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday agreed to rehear the case, this time with the entire court present for oral arguments. Last month, a split panel on the Fifth Circuit ruled against Abbott, saying the barriers had to go because they unlawfully obstruct access for citizens on both sides ...