Texas Gov. Greg Abbott uses disaster declaration to install razor wire along US-Mexico border

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott used a disaster declaration to justify his use of razor wire along the state's border with Mexico. Blowback over the tactic is continuing to grow.

A state trooper's account of officers denying migrants water in 100-degree Fahrenheit temperatures and razor wire leaving asylum-seekers bloodied has prompted renewed criticism. The Mexican government, the Biden administration and some residents are pushing back.

Abbott, who cruised to a third term in November while promising tougher border crackdowns, has used disaster declarations as the legal bedrock for some measures.

Critics call that a warped view.