A federal judge gave attorneys representing Texas and the DOJ until Friday to submit written arguments for and against the buoys.
During a hearing in Austin this week, Federal Judge David Alan Ezra gave attorneys representing Texas and the U.S. Justice Department until the end of the day Friday to submit written arguments for and against Abbott's buoy barrier near Eagle Pass, according to the daily.filed earlier this month. The federal government argues the buoys — installed as part of Abbott's $4.
Justice Department attorneys also argued that Abbott and the state didn't obtain necessary permission from the Army Corps of Engineers before deploying the buoys in early July. Abbott's buoys have been at the center of controversy since the state installed them two months ago. Weeks after later, authorities discovered
, one of which was entangled in the barrier. Even so, Abbott has denied that the buoys were responsible for the man's death. "This operation isn't about border security," U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, told reporters in Eagle Pass
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