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GOP Lines Up Behind Abbott as Texas Defies Biden and Adds More Razor Wire to Southern Border

‘I hope Texas law allows law enforcement and public safety officials to use all legal methods up to and including necessary force to stop people from crossing the border illegally,’ Governor Noem says.

AP/Eric Gay
Concertina wire lines the path as members of Congress tour an area near the Texas-Mexico border. AP/Eric Gay
RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

Republicans are lining up behind Governor Abbott and Texas after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Department of Homeland Security in a case against Texas over the state’s independent building of barriers along the southern border.

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RUSSELL PAYNE
RUSSELL PAYNE

Mr. Payne is a political reporter at The New York Sun. He covers a broad range of topics including New York State and New York City.

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