Thread: Texas governor doesn't 'want to see' border wall in Big Bend

Texas governor doesn't 'want to see' border wall in Big Bend


Posted: Tuesday, December 13, 2016 3:05 pm | Updated: 5:30 pm, Tue Dec 13, 2016.
Associated Press |

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he does expect the U.S. to build new physical barriers along the border with Mexico once Donald Trump takes office.

But Abbott also said Tuesday that "we don't want to see a wall" through the Big Bend region. Texas shares more than 1,200 miles with Mexico and spends more than $800 million on border security.

Abbott says Texas could cut back on those costs under a Trump administration.

He says he also wants to see if Trump rolls back an Obama administrative order that required public schools to let transgender students use bathrooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.

Business groups are opposed to Texas passing its own bathroom regulations. Abbott told reporters in Austin he's still evaluating whether the state needs its own law.

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Big Bend (Texas)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

See also: Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park

Casa Grande is a prominent peak in the Chisos Mountains of the Big Bend area of west Texas. The view is from the Pinnacles Trail in Big Bend National Park.

The Big Bend is a colloquial name of a geographic region in the western part of the state of Texas in the United States along the border with Mexico, roughly defined as the counties north of the prominent northward bend in the Rio Grande as it passes through the gap between the Chisos Mountains in Texas and the Sierra Madre Oriental in Mexico. It is sometimes loosely defined as the part of Texas south of U.S. Highway 90 and west of the Pecos River. The region includes three counties in Texas: Brewster, Jeff Davis and Presidio.

The region is sparsely populated, arid, and rugged, containing the Chisos and the Davis Mountain ranges. The region has more than one million acres (4,000 km²) of public lands, including Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park along the north side of the Rio Grande. It is also the home of the McDonald Observatory.

The largest towns in the region are Alpine, Presidio, Marfa, Sanderson, Terlingua, and Marathon.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_(Texas)

Our governor could have been doing more about the illegals in Texas and maybe we wouldn't need a border wall.

That especially goes for our former Gov. Perry. I was saddened to see him in the cabinet.

I don't want a wall along the Rio Grande or Big Bend either, but I want the illegals out of Texas.

Originally Posted by nntrixie

Our governor could have been doing more about the illegals in Texas and maybe we wouldn't need a border wall.

That especially goes for our former Gov. Perry. I was saddened to see him in the cabinet.

I don't want a wall along the Rio Grande or Big Bend either, but I want the illegals out of Texas.

No state should need to do anything about illegal aliens or border control because those are both the responsibilities of the federal government. If the feds had done their job there would be nothing for any state to do.

Originally Posted by JohnDoe2

No state should need to do anything about illegal aliens or border control because those are both the responsibilities of the federal government. If the feds had done their job there would be nothing for any state to do.

Yes, you are right.

A couple of things - a state shouldn't have to enforce immigration laws - but a state also SHOULD NOT encourage, reward, and protect illegals - which our state has been doing for 40 years.

Also, part of our state government's job is to protect it's citizens, and work for their good. This our governor's have not done, from Gov Bush, Perry, and the present one.

If the federal government isn't going to protect the people, then the state certainly should.

Originally Posted by nntrixie

Yes, you are right.

A couple of things - a state shouldn't have to enforce immigration laws - but a state also SHOULD NOT encourage, reward, and protect illegals - which our state has been doing for 40 years.

Also, part of our state government's job is to protect it's citizens, and work for their good. This our governor's have not done, from Gov Bush, Perry, and the present one.

If the federal government isn't going to protect the people, then the state certainly should.

Didn't the good folks of Texas (my birth state) vote Gov. Gregg Abbott in to deal with the illegal immigrant problem and open Texas border? I realize these are federal government responsibilities, but there comes a time when you just have to say WTF and take care of business own your own. Texas, being a border state, is at that point (IMO).