Texas land commissioner accuses Biden administration of retaliating against state by pausing gas exports

Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham accused President Biden's administration of retaliating for Texas' refusal to back down over protectionary measures, predominantly razor wire, at the southern border. Buckingham pointed to the administration's decision to pause the approval of natural gas exports.

The land commissioner recently gave comments on the Supreme Court's ruling allowing the federal government to resume cutting and removing razor wire installed by the state of Texas on the southern border.

"My reaction was one of complete and utter surprise; I really don't understand their reasoning behind it," Buckingham told host Breanna Morello.

"The barriers such as the wire, the wall, it channels people who want to cross into legal crossing points where they are much more legally accessed by Border Patrol," she added.

In the days since Texas decided to defy the federal order, the Biden administration announced a "pause pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports."

The decision, according to the White House, was to "tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad," while taking a "hard look" at the impact of the exports on energy costs, "energy security," and the environment.

"Texas is the country's largest natural gas exporter and the third largest in the world! This reckless move is nothing more than retaliation against Texas — for standing up to this administration over the border crisis," Buckingham wrote on X.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott also issued a statement related to the border crisis and declared that the state was being invaded, invoking Texas' right to keep the state secure.

"I have already declared an invasion under Article I, § 10, Clause 3 to invoke Texas's constitutional authority to defend and protect itself," Abbott said, according to SCNR. "That authority is the supreme law of the land and supersedes any federal statutes to the contrary," the governor added.

"Texas has never backed down from a fight and we’re not looking to start now. Want our razor wire? Come and take it," Buckingham soon wrote on X, with an attached image that read "Come and Take It," displaying razor wire.

The land commissioner has hammered the Biden administration since its announcement, calling Joe Biden "un-American" and accusing the president of stifling "America's growth" while driving "allies overseas" into the hands of adversaries.

The Texas official also stated that "172 terror watchlist suspects" had been apprehended at the border, and had been emboldened by Biden's "disastrous policies."

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