Texas, Missouri sue Biden admin to resume border wall construction – By Darryl Coote (UPI) / Oct 22 2021
Oct. 22 (UPI) — The attorneys general of Texas and Missouri have filed a lawsuit suing the Biden administration to force the government to continue building a physical barrier along the U.S. southern border.
In the lawsuit filed Thursday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt argue that President Joe Biden lacks the authority to halt border wall construction projects.
The challenge comes against moves the Biden administration has taken to stop border wall construction initiated by the previous Trump administration.
“The Biden administration’s flat refusal to use funds that have already been set aside by Congress to build the border wall is not only illegal and unconstitutional. It’s also wrong, and it leaves states like Texas and Missouri footing the bill,” Paxton said in a statement. “I will not sit idly by while this administration wreaks more havoc on our state.”
CONTINUE > https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/10/22/Texas-Missouri-sue-border-wall/3191634893562/
