KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—Local officials in small Texas counties are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to label the border crisis an “invasion” and use his constitutional authority to stop illegal immigration.
Kinney County Judge Tully Shahan signed a local disaster declaration on July 5 that requests Abbott to “immediately prevent and/or remove all persons violating the sovereignty of Texas and that of the United States.”
Four other Texas counties joined suit, including Goliad, Terrell, Edwards, and Jeff Davis. Several others also intend to sign declarations.
Shahan refers to provisions under the U.S. Constitution including Article IV, Section 4, which states, in part: “The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion.”…