The initial test will come early next month near Eagle Pass, Gov. Greg Abbott says.
Texas will soon deploy a string of buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande in a new effort to deter migrants, Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday.
A 1,000-foot long set of marine floating barriers will be placed in the river near Eagle Pass by July 7, state officials said. Each buoy is about 4 feet in diameter.
If the initial test works, “we can put mile after mile after mile of these buoys” in the water at locations where crossings by large groups of migrants are expected, Abbott said. It’s unclear how long the test will last.