{"id":2004963,"date":"2023-08-18T14:18:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-land-official-reels-in-bidens-fish-and-wildlife-attempt-to-sink-border-buoys\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:19:25","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:19:25","slug":"texas-land-official-reels-in-bidens-fish-and-wildlife-attempt-to-sink-border-buoys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-land-official-reels-in-bidens-fish-and-wildlife-attempt-to-sink-border-buoys\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas land official thwarts Biden&#8217;s Fish and Wildlife bid to submerge border buoys."},"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\">26<\/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-land-official-reels-in-bidens-fish-and-wildlife-attempt-to-sink-border-buoys%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=2004963&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--><h2>AUSTIN, Texas\u2063 \u2014 Top Land Official Denounces Biden Administration&#8217;s Actions<\/h2>\n<p>The state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-land-official-reels-in-bidens-fish-and-wildlife-attempt-to-sink-border-buoys\/\" title=\"Texas land official thwarts Biden's Fish and Wildlife bid to submerge border buoys.\">top land official<\/a>, Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn\u200c Buckingham, has strongly criticized\u2062 the Biden administration&#8217;s attempt to\u2062 protect a mussel species, calling it a &#8220;political&#8221; shell game. Buckingham accuses\u2062 the administration of using the Endangered Species Act as a political tool \u200crather than focusing on true conservation efforts.<\/p>\n<h3>Protecting Mussels or Stopping\u2064 Illegal Immigration?<\/h3>\n<p>The controversy stems from Governor Greg Abbott&#8217;s deployment of buoys in\u200d the U.S.-Mexico water \u2063border to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ICE\">curb illegal immigration<\/a>. The Justice Department took action to shut down these\u2064 buoys, citing threats to navigation, public safety, and humanitarian concerns. In response, the Interior \u2062Department&#8217;s Fish\u2064 and Wildlife Service listed two species of\u200b freshwater mussels, including the Mexican fawnsfoot, as\u200c endangered.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2063successful,\u2062 this endangerment declaration could force \u2062Abbott to remove the buoys and prevent further \u2063installations. Buckingham has sent letters opposing \u2063this federal action, expressing \u2064concerns about\u200b the negative impact on the\u2062 state&#8217;s mineral,\u2064 oil, and\u2062 gas revenues, \u200cas \u2062well as\u200c the economy.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Raised by Texas Congressman<\/h3>\n<p>House Budget Chairman Jodey\u200b Arrington, a Republican, has \u2062criticized the government&#8217;s\u2063 focus on mussels while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-authorities-search-for-tanker-truck-believed-to-contain-dozens-to-be-trafficked\/\" title=\"Texas authorities search for tanker truck believed to contain dozens to be trafficked\">illegal immigration continues<\/a>. He questions why the\u200c U.S. Fish and\u200d Wildlife Service is not equally\u2062 concerned about the impact \u2062of millions of \u2062migrants crossing the Rio Grande illegally.<\/p>\n<h3>Economic Impact and Defiance<\/h3>\n<p>Buckingham emphasizes the far-reaching \u200dconsequences \u200dof designating the Rio Grande as a &#8220;critical habitat&#8221;\u200c for \u200dmussels. She highlights the potential negative effects on land, water, and energy resources, as well \u200bas the lives of landowners, ranchers,\u200c and farmers. Abbott, facing legal\u200c troubles from Mexico and the Biden administration, has refused to\u200d remove the\u2064 buoys, further escalating the\u200b conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the ongoing \u2063dispute, the issue of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-rescinds-trump-era-policy-extends-temporary-protected-status-for-300k-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Biden rescinds Trump policy, extends protection for 300K immigrants.\">illegal immigration remains<\/a>\u2064 a pressing \u200cconcern for Texas, with record-high \u2063numbers\u2063 of encounters at the \u200dsouthern border\u200d since 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/texas-land-official-biden-endangered-species-act-mussels\">The Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Texas land official criticized the Biden administration&#8217;s move to safeguard a mussel species, calling it a political tactic to hinder Gov. Greg Abbott&#8217;s efforts to use buoys along the U.S.-Mexico water border to tackle illegal immigration. 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