Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday he has invoked the “invasion clauses” of the U.S. Constitution and his state Constitution, saying it will give him the power to take “unprecedented measures” to stop the flow of people.
The Republican governor has long staked out a get-tough approach to the U.S.-Mexico border, and it was not clear what new steps he would take with the additional authority.
“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,” the governor wrote on Twitter.