IMMIGRATION POLICY

Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall, but does Texas have the ability — or money — to do so?

Critics have denounced Abbott's proposal as "political theater" that won't pass legal muster. But the two-term Republican governor says it's time to secure the border.

By James Barragán and Heidi Pérez-Moreno, The Texas Tribune
Posted 6/13/21

Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement Thursday that Texas would build a border wall to stem the flow of migrants through its southern border has sparked denunciations, confusion and threats of legal …

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