🚨🇺🇸 Texas just scored a major border security win in the courts. Governor Greg Abbott announced that a federal appeals court has cleared the state to enforce SB 4, the law making illegal entry into Texas a state crime, while the legal challenge continues: "Texas received a major border security victory. We will keep fighting in the courts, working with President Trump, and doing everything necessary to secure our border and protect Texans." The ruling matters because SB 4 hands Texas police the power to arrest people who cross illegally, an authority border hardliners have pushed for years and one that opponents argue belongs solely to the federal government. The fight over who actually controls the border, Washington or the states, has defined Texas politics for the better part of a decade. For Abbott, the timing lines up with an administration that shares his goals rather than suing to stop him. With Trump in the White House and the appeals court greenlighting enforcement, Texas now has both the legal runway and the federal partnership to push its toughest border measures yet. Source: @GregAbbott_TX