Judge In Federal Lawsuit Over Buoys In Rio Grande Says Politics Will Not Affect His Rulings

Austin American-Statesman, El Paso Times
Tue, 08/22/2023 - 3:13pm

Lawyers in the first court action against Gov. Abbott over sparred over whether Texas must comply with a federal law that dates back to 1899.

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