The Texas Senate Border Security Committee on Thursday debated several border security-related bills, including one that would form a compact with other states and send resources to build more border wall in Texas.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott's top lawyers and Texas attorney general, Ken Paxton, have discussed declaring an "invasion" as migrant numbers climbed at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Declaring an “invasion” under the U.S. Constitution is an incendiary idea that would spark immediate court challenges given that immigration law enforcement is a federal responsibility.