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Biden Administration Attempts to Assert Control Over Texas Border Island

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Texas Scorecard by  Emily Medeiros May 15, 2024

Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham says she has no plans to hand over ownership of the island.

After Texas secured Fronton Island from the Mexican cartels, the Biden administration is now saying that the land is federal property.

Fronton Island is a 170-acre island situated in the Rio Grande between Starr County and Mexico and is known to be a hotspot for Mexican cartel trafficking.

In a letter from the International Boundary and Water Commission, Principal Engineer Ramon Macias asserts that “Fronton Island is federal property and is under the jurisdiction of the IWBC.” Macias asks the Texas General Land Office to remove any obstructions on the land—referencing two sediment bridges the Texas National Guard put in place after Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham certified the island as state-owned property.

Buckingham posted to X saying Texas won’t hand over ownership of the island.

“Texas has stepped up, and we have no intention of relinquishing our claim of ownership of Fronton Island,” wrote Buckingham. “As long as the people in that far away U.S. Capitol continue to ignore the people who sent them there, Texas and the @TXGLO, under my direction, will continue to do everything in its power to keep our families and communities safe!”

More: https://texasscorecard.com/federal/biden-administration-attempts-to-assert-control-over-texas-border-island/

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