The State of #Texas is taking historic action under Gov. @GregAbbott_TX’s Operation Lone Star to secure the border. Installation of the marine barrier began today in #EaglePass. The marine barrier will deter unlawful crossings & human smuggling, & prevent the loss of life due to… pic.twitter.com/4PYy25RDFr

— Chris Olivarez (@LtChrisOlivarez) July 10, 2023

Video shared by a Texas Department of Public Safety official this week revealed that construction workers in Eagle Pass, Texas, are in the process of connecting a series of large floating red buoys that look like oversized balls. The state has referred to this new deterrence system as a “marine barrier.”

“The State of #Texas is taking historic action under Gov. [Abbott’s] Operation Lone Star to secure the border. Installation of the marine barrier began today in #EaglePass. The marine barrier will deter unlawful crossings & human smuggling, & prevent the loss of life due to drownings. #MarineBarrier,” Texas DPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez tweeted Monday afternoon. …

“We will see you in court,” Abbott tweeted July 7. “And don’t think the Travis Co. Court will be the end of it. This is going to the Supreme Court. Texas has a constitutional right to secure our border.”

[The Supreme Court may not agree. The Constitution gives the federal government jurisdiction over international borders. However, it’s a fight worth having, and the buoy wall can stay up while the fight climbs through the courts. — Ed]