Eagle Pass, a city of 28,000 residents, is trying to adapt to policies that have upended life here and across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico.
Jessie Fuentes, who owns Epi’s Canoe and Kayak Team, has spent his lifetime along the river. Fuentes said he is suing the State of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the barrier and its environmental impact. His business, which for years has offered lessons and tours, has come to a grinding halt, he said.Advertisement
“We’re right here in front of the buoys… and the flow of the river has already been changed by those buoys in the river,” Fuentes said. “What the governor has done is a slap to the face of our community, to our history, our way of life and our culture.”Jessie Fuentes, who owns Epi's Canoe and Kayak in Eagle Pass, has spent his lifetime along the river. Fuentes said he is suing the State of Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over the buoys and their environmental impact.
In its lawsuit, the Justice Department accused Abbott of breaking a law that bans installing objects that would obstruct a navigable waterway. The Justice Department then asked the court to block further construction along the Rio Grande and remove the hundreds of feet of buoys that have already been installed.
The Texas Department of Public Safety found the other victim stuck to the floating buoys. That person’s identity is still unknown. Texas DPS Director Steve McCraw has said the victim was already dead when he got stuck.Advertisement Mexican officials said Friday they don’t know the name or nationality of that person. Authorities found no identity papers, and no relative or anyone else has stepped forward.Advertisement
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