Texas and the federal government are locked in an ongoing legal battle over Gov. Abbott's placement of floating buoys in the Rio Grande.
The federal government has hit back at a legal filing from the team of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott arguing their 'motion to strike motion to dismiss' should be denied as 'procedurally improper.'It comes amid an ongoing legal dispute over the state of Texas deploying floating buoys, interspaced by circular saw-like sheets of metal, in the Rio Grande in a bid to stop illegal migrants from crossing.
'The federal lawyers also claimed Texas was attempting to have 'a second bite at the apple' in seeking to get the case dismissed by submitting a so-called 'motion to strike motion' followed by a separate 'opposition.'Newsweek has contacted attorneys for the federal government and the state of Texas for comment by email.Speaking to Newsweek an attorney for the Department of Justice declined to comment beyond their court filings.
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