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The General Land Office of the State of Texas et al v. Biden et al

  1. March 25, 2024

    Texas Judge Extends Stay On Border Wall Funding Order

    A Texas federal judge briefly extended a pause on an injunction directing the Biden administration to use funding Congress appropriated to build physical barriers on the Southwest border for that purpose, as the administration asks for clarification of the order, saying it could otherwise make it hard to build anything.

  2. March 08, 2024

    Biden Administration Must Use Border Wall Funds, For Now

    A Texas federal judge on Friday ordered the Biden administration to use funds Congress specifically designated for the Southwest border wall to continue construction, issuing a preliminary injunction and finding that Texas and Missouri could face substantial harm to their state budgets without the injunction.

  3. December 20, 2023

    Texas, Mo. Say Feds Overstate Footnote In Border Wall Case

    Texas and Missouri have told a Texas federal judge that the Biden administration's claim that a recent Supreme Court decision bars their ability to challenge its plans to spend border wall funding on things other than new barrier construction hinges on the flawed interpretation of a single footnote in the ruling.

  4. December 18, 2023

    Feds Lean On High Court Immigration Win In Border Wall Row

    The Biden administration rebuked red states' efforts to block plans to spend border wall funding on remediation projects instead of new construction, telling the Texas federal court that a recent high court victory doomed claims that the plan was harmful.

  5. October 19, 2023

    CBP Director Gives Details On New Border Wall Contracts

    The Biden administration awarded numerous border work contracts, including for 17 miles of a new Texas barrier, in the days leading up to its announcement that it was waiving federal laws for expedited construction in southern Texas, a border official testified in a declaration filed Wednesday.

  6. September 18, 2023

    Texas, Missouri Say DHS Must Use Border Funds As Intended

    Texas and Missouri further urged a Lone Star State federal judge to preliminarily block the Biden administration from halting construction of the Southwest border wall, saying the administration is using funds Congress specifically designated for border wall construction "for anything but walls."

  7. August 28, 2023

    Feds Say No 'Drop Dead Date' For Projects In Border Wall Row

    The Biden administration says it can't land on any uniform date by which it should wind down border wall construction-related projects if a Texas federal court ends or modifies ongoing funding actions, as time varies depending on the projects' statuses.

  8. August 21, 2023

    Feds Say States Can't Use Indirect Costs To Force Border Wall

    The Lone Star State hasn't shown an injury that can be traced to the Biden administration's halt of border wall construction and therefore lacks grounds to challenge the decision, the U.S. government has argued to a Texas federal judge.

  9. August 16, 2023

    Feds Want More Briefing Room In Revived Border Wall Suit

    Federal officials have asked to file an expanded brief in Texas federal court litigation surrounding the Biden administration's halted construction funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall, telling the court that circumstances have shifted in the nearly two years since Republican-led states sought a court order directing the White House to resume border wall spending.

  10. August 11, 2023

    Revived Texas Border Wall Funding Suit Gets New Judge

    A consolidated suit brought by Missouri, Texas and the Texas General Land Office challenging the Biden administration's halt to border wall funding will now be heard by a Trump appointee who has previously blocked Biden administration immigration measures.