Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott promised to defy a directive from a federal agency that ordered him to suspend and dismantle construction on Fronton Island and restore the area to its original condition, Newsweek reported Tuesday.
Abbott on Monday sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC) told the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to restore Fronton Island to “pre-construction conditions.”
“For years, Fronton Island was overrun with violence. Texas secured it against the cartels. The Biden-Harris Admin now demands that Fronton Island return to its prior conditions. Today, I told Biden & Harris that Texas will not comply,” Abbott posted on X on Monday.
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