Slim majority of Texans support Gov. Greg Abbott’s border buoys, poll finds

A string of buoys is deployed to prevent migrants from swimming across the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass on July 13, 2023. (Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune)

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WASHINGTON — A slim majority of Texas voters support using buoys and barbed wire on the Rio Grande to prevent migrants from crossing into the United States, according to a recent poll by the University of Texas published Friday.