on the New Mexican border.

Texas National Guard members have been at work over the last week installing razor wire along the state’s border with New Mexico under orders from Gov. Greg Abbott, according to a post by Abbott on X, formerly known as Twitter.

The wire barrier - placed along the Rio Grande in layers near Sunland Park, N.M.

When asked for comment, Abbott’s office referred The Dallas Morning News to the Texas Military Department.

At a roundtable last week, U.S. Rep. Gabe Vasquez, D-N.M., called for more dialogue between the two states, according to the Santa Fe New Mexican.

“There needs to be better cooperation,” Vasquez said when asked about the installation of razor wire between the two states. “I don’t think putting concertina wire in the Texas section of the Rio Grande and New Mexico is really going to solve anything.”

Caroline Sweeney, a spokesperson for Lujan Grisham, told the New Mexicanthe state stands ready to assist to “ensure individuals are treated with compassion and respect while maintaining public safety… We encourage Gov. Abbott to turn his attention away from a never-ending stream of political stunts and toward working in earnest for the people of the state he was elected to represent.”

Courtesy the Dallas Morning News.