"Republican Governors Rally Behind Texas in Border Control Standoff"

The Houston Chronicle criticized Texas Governor Greg Abbott for defying the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to temporarily bar the use of razor wire at the U.S.-Mexico border, with the editorial board calling out the hypocrisy of Abbott's self-defense claim and comparing him to former Alabama Governor George Wallace. Abbott has been in legal battles with the Department of Justice over his migrant deterrent tactics, which the Biden administration has labeled as "dangerous" and "cruel." Abbott, along with other Republican lawmakers, blames President Joe Biden for the surge in illegal border crossings, while Biden has signaled openness to "massive changes" on border policy.