{"id":1967459,"date":"2023-07-08T12:47:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-deploys-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-river\/"},"modified":"2023-07-08T12:49:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T16:49:57","slug":"texas-deploys-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-deploys-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas uses floating barrier in Rio Grande River."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-deploys-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-river%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1967459&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A woman surveys the preparation of a buoy barrier installation on July 07, 2023 in Eagle Pass, Texas. Texas has begun installing buoy barriers along portions of the Rio Grande river in an effort to deter illegal border crossings.  (Photo by Brandon Bell\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/geraldyn-berry\">Geraldyn Berry<\/a><br \/>9:35 AM \u2013 Saturday, July 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Governor Greg Abbott has installed a stretch of buoys on the Rio Grande River that divides Texas and Mexico in an attempt to hinder migrants from crossing into Texas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According to spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety, Lt. Chris Olivarez, setting up the barriers could take up to two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>At the border security bill signing\u00a0ceremony\u00a0on Thursday, the floating barrier was referred to as a \u201cproactive way\u201d by Steve McCraw, head of the Texas Department of Public Safety, to stop migrants from placing themselves at risk of drowning. He also stressed that the buoys will provide another level of border security.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis was something that Border Patrol had already looked at, designed and even tested,\u201d McCraw said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>McCraw praised the buoy barrier and claimed it could be \u201cquickly deployed\u201d and moved about. He said that the buoy would be moored to the waterway\u2019s bottom and that, depending on the depth of the water, their height ranges from 4 to 6 feet. The floating barrier will span 1,000 feet \u2014 covering a tiny fraction of the 1,254 miles the river spans along the Texas-Mexico border.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a 15-second video that Abbott (R-Texas) shared on Twitter, buoys that will be used in the river close to the border town of Eagle Pass are carried from trailers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New marine barrier installation on the Rio Grande begins today. <\/p>\n<p>Texas DPS is overseeing the project in Eagle Pass.<\/p>\n<p>More to come. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nHrTqUG7Fi\">pic.twitter.com\/nHrTqUG7Fi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1677398599619977249?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The governor noted in a tweet on Friday that the deployment is being managed by the Texas Department of Public Safety.<\/p>\n<p>This comes as the Rio Grande\u2019s fast-flowing waters have been one of the deadliest routes for migrants, leading to the drownings of men, women, and children in its turbulent currents.<\/p>\n<p>After the Biden administration had stopped enforcing Title 42, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-deploys-floating-barrier-in-rio-grande-river\/\" title=\"Texas uses floating barrier in Rio Grande River.\">pandemic-era public health regulation<\/a> that sent many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-asks-supreme-court-to-cancel-asylum-border-wall-arguments\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Asks Supreme Court to Cancel Asylum, Border Wall Arguments\">asylum seekers back<\/a> to Mexico, the mechanics of crossing changed in May. The maximum number of persons who may enter each day is 1,450, but new regulations allow people to request asylum through a government application and schedule appointments at the ports of entry. The policies of the Texas governor are directed at the numerous people who are angry about the cap and illegally cross the river.<\/p>\n<p>In earlier incarnations of Abbott\u2019s border mission, miles of razor wire were installed at well-liked river crossing spots, and state checkpoints were established beyond federal stops to assess entering commercial traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Facebook and Meta\u2019s Mark Zuckerberg releases new Threads app, which many say is a \u2018softer\u2019 version of rival Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter app, but the new app faces controversy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>National Political Correspondent Neil W. 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Texas is placing these barriers along the Rio Grande river to discourage illegal border crossings. (Photo: Brandon Bell\/Getty Images) OAN\u2019s Geraldyn Berry &#8211; 9:35 AM, Sat, July 8, 2023. 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