Mayor says Texas closed park without permission in border city where migrant crossings had climbed
by Valerie Gonzalez
Jan 11, 2024
2 minutes
The mayor of a Texas border city at the center of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott 's aggressive measures to curb migrant crossings accused the state Thursday of a new escalation as state troopers closed a large public park along the Rio Grande without asking permission.
The park is a new tension visited Eagle Pass on Monday, days after Republican House Speaker toured the border city.
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