Greg Abbott (R) has doubled the size of a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande in the last couple of years. Around 1,000 feet has been added to the barrier, which has previously been challenged in court.

EAGLE PASS, Texas — On the first day of a new federal administration, Texas officials began expanding the line of buoys in the Rio Grande ... to extend the existing barrier.

Texas's water buoy barrier in the Rio Grande to stop illegal immigration was the subject of a DOJ lawsuit under the Biden administration.

Governor Greg Abbott has announced the expansion of buoy barriers in the Rio Grande. The additional buoys are being added to the existing 1,000-foot barrier in Eagle Pass, Texas, with plans for ...

The barrier in question is a 1,000-foot-long line of orange buoys, which are tied together ... By obstructing navigation on the Rio Grande, the man-made barrier poses a risk to the “public ...

Greg Abbott for installing a floating buoy barrier on the Rio Grande without federal authorization. Photo: Suzanne Cordeiro/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images ...

Aiming to prevent more people from crossing the border illegally, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has doubled the size of a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande in the last couple of years. Around 1,000 feet has ...