Gov Abbott: "The 5th Cir. Court of Appeals' denial of Texas' sovereign authority to secure the border with floating marine barriers is clearly wrong," he wrote. "AG Paxton & I will seek an immediate rehearing by the entire court. We'll go to SCOTUS if needed to protect Texas from Biden's open borders."
Texas isn’t sovereign. Nor does it control the borders. When you join the United States you cede the borders to the Federal Government. Even the Fifth Circuit (the buffoons that they are) gets it