Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton can’t ignore the SCOTUS decision about razor wire in Eagle Pass

Talk of an impending “civil war” is reckless and incendiary.

A growing chorus of voices on the far right, stoked by the performative defiance of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Kex Paxton, have made the Rio Grande the latest clash between states’ rights and federal authority.

Now part of this showdown is whether a ruling this week by the U.S. Supreme Court can be ignored.