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

  1. May 13, 2024

    Texas, Mo. Say Border Contractors Lack Interests To Defend

    Texas and Missouri have slammed contractors' attempts to defend the Biden administration's plans to use border wall construction funds to remediate existing barriers, telling a Texas federal court that the group lacks a direct interest in the case's outcome.

  2. April 29, 2024

    Biden Admin's Border Wall Plan Must Be Vacated, Court Told

    Texas and Missouri again urged a federal judge Monday to vacate the Biden administration's plan to redirect congressional funding for a southern U.S. border wall as the White House pushed back, saying it would be an overreach to eliminate its directive.

  3. April 22, 2024

    Texas, Mo. Seek Full Vacatur Of DHS Border Wall Plan

    Texas and Missouri on Monday urged a Texas federal court to fully vacate the Biden administration's plans to redirect border wall construction funds, saying the plan adopted an overarching policy the court had declared was unlawful.

  4. April 09, 2024

    Contractor Says Feds Are Blocking Border Wall Settlement Payout

    A construction contractor wants to intervene in litigation over the Biden administration's diversion of border wall funds, saying the federal government has invoked a recent injunction in the case to stymie the company's attempt to recoup lost construction costs.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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."