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Texas, led by Governor Greg Abbott, had argued that federal inaction compelled the state to act independently. The state deployed the Texas National Guard and erected barriers around Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, a hotspot for illegal crossings, to increase security. This move prompted legal battles: Texas sued the Biden Administration, which claimed that Texas’s actions obstructed federal law enforcement access, leading to a temporary injunction from the U.S. District Court and subsequent rulings from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.