Texas to install a string of tall, round buoys in the Rio Grande to deter migrant crossings
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the plan Thursday after signing border security legislation passed during the 88th regular legislative session, adding that state lawmakers provided $5.1 billion to pay for the state's ongoing effort to secure the border.
"We're securing the border at the border," Abbott said."What these buoys will allow us to do is prevent people from even getting to the border." McCraw said the buoys sit about 4 feet above the water and can be anchored to the riverbed below with webbing to prevent someone from swimming underneath. McCraw said testing done by DPS special operators confirmed it was very difficult to go over or through the buoys and that overcoming the barrier takes great effort, specialized skills and equipment.
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