Opinion by Catherine Rampell: Greg Abbott is starving his own voters to own the libs
Meanwhile, Texas-sourced exports intended for markets in Mexico sit untouched, waiting for empty trucks to reach them.Even fellow Republicans have criticized Abbott’s policy, with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller calling the inspections “” and warning that they will soon drive produce prices higher, if the produce is available at all.
. “It is stopping food from getting to grocery store shelves and, in many cases, causing food to rot in trucks — many of which are owned by Texas and other American companies.”that he was relaxing inspections at the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge — but that’s just one of the 13 commercial crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border.It’s tempting to characterize this as a uniquely stupid policy.
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