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  1. The 1,000-foot-long string of buoys, separated by serrated saw blades and supporting a submerged mesh net, has floated in the middle of the river next to Eagle Pass since July, sparking protests from the Mexican government and migrant advocates alike.

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    Will Texas remove floating border barriers from the Rio Grande?
    Senior U.S. District Court Judge David Ezra issued a preliminary injunction directing Texas officials to remove the floating border barriers from the middle of the Rio Grande by Sept. 15, at the state's own expense.

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    Why did Texas put a floating barrier on the Rio Grande River?
    CNN’s Raja Razek contributed this report. The state of Texas on Friday began deploying a marine floating barrier on the Rio Grande River in an attempt to deter migrant crossings along the US-Mexico border, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said.

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    Will a floating marine barrier deter illegal crossings on the Rio Grande?
    A conceptual visualization of the planned floating marine barrier along the Rio Grande. Texas Department of Public Safety Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday announced plans to deploy a floating marine barrier along the Rio Grande to deter illegal crossings at the US-Mexico border. The announcement came during a bill signing in Austin, Texas.

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    Can you swim through a floating barrier in Texas?
    Webbing is also attached to the barrier underwater to make it difficult to swim below. Still, it's not impossible to pass through the buoys. But Abbott said the floating border wall is designed to deter large groups of people from reaching Texas. Texas plans a floating barrier in the Rio Grande. Here's what we know about it

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    Does Texas need federal permission to build a floating barrier?
    Lawyers for the state of Texas contend that the state does not need federal permission because the Rio Grande should not be considered a "navigable river" under federal law. They also argued that Texas is justified in constructing the floating barrier as an exercise of self defense in the face of an "invasion" of unauthorized migrants.

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    Why did Texas move a floating barrier near the US-Mexico border?
    (AP Photo/Eric Gay) AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil as the Biden administration and Mexico protest the wrecking ball-sized buoys that Republican Gov. Greg Abbott authorized in the name of preventing migrants from entering the country.

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    Dec 1, 2023 · Workers assemble the floating barrier, used to deter migrants from crossing the Rio Grande, in Eagle Pass, on July 27, 2023. A federal appeals court on Friday ordered Texas to remove the...

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    Aug 22, 2023 · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil as the Biden administration and Mexico protest the wrecking ball-sized buoys that Republican Gov. Greg …

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    Jul 24, 2023 · The 1,000-foot-long floating barrier was installed near the border town Eagle Pass in early July as part of Abbott's $4 billion border security initiative, Operation Lone Star.

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