AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott declared an “invasion” at the state’s border with Mexico, the first time in modern history that a state has determined the federal government has failed to protect citizens and the state may defend itself.

“I invoked the Invasion Clauses of the U.S. & Texas Constitutions to fully authorize Texas to take unprecedented measures to defend our state against an invasion,” Abbott said in a statement Tuesday. “I’m using that constitutional authority, & other authorization & Executive Orders to keep our state & country safe.”
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