Texas Gov. Greg Abbott demanded that President Joe Biden’s administration return border property that was seized by the federal government for building a wall to his state, coming as the governor announced plans to construct a Texas-backed border barrier. “I write now to demand that you immediately return to Texans any land taken by the federal government but not used for building a border wall,” Abbott, a Republican, wrote to Biden in his letter dated Wednesday. The governor said that the Trump administration previously used “condemnation powers” to obtain property along the U.S.-Mexico border that was previously owned by Texans. Abbott said that because the Biden administration has issued orders to rescind former President Donald Trump’s orders mandating that the wall be built, he is demanding that the federal government return any land that was acquired from Texans and isn’t being used to construct a wall. “Texas stands ready to …
Texas Governor Demands Biden Return Border Wall Land Seized by Federal Government
June 17, 2021
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