Who here is discussing the 250 miles of Texas border

[Eliot Rosewater]

That Nazi Hegseth has seized?

South Texas land without consent, not sure of the Miles number, I don’t have time to post more now someone please look it up and talk about it

[Igel]

1. Haven't seen much.

Haven't paid attention to this, so that only stands to reason. Strikes me as a footnote to an addendum in the intermediate-sized scheme of things.

Nothing was seized. What the declaration mostly does it authorize troops to detain those not legally in the country and within that zone.

No special authorization to trespass or billet soldiers in homes (other than their own, of course, if they live there), no mineral rights arrogated (I think of water as a 'mineral), no curfew or anything else.

[cbabe]

2. Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/06/27/largest-military-border-zone-yet-be-created-texas-part-of-air-force-base.html

Largest Military Border Zone Yet to Be Created in Texas as Part of Air Force Base

Military.com | By Thomas Novelly
Published June 27, 2025 at 2:09pm ET

Another stretch of federal land along the Rio Grande River in South Texas is being transferred to the Air Force, creating the largest militarized border area to date as part of the Trump administration's efforts to issue harsher legal punishments to migrants who cross into the U.S.

The new military zone is located in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in Texas and will be transferred from land overseen by the International Boundary and Water Commission, an entity that settles boundary and water treaty issues between the U.S. and Mexico.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the directive to create the new zone June 18, an Air Force news release said. The new area, once the land leases are transferred, will be part of Joint Base San Antonio -- notably, the military installation itself is around 3 hours away from those counties.

Creation of the newest national defense area follows the recent establishment of two other militarized border zones, one in New Mexico and another in West Texas. This new extension of Joint Base San Antonio is larger than both of those other areas combined, marking a massive expansion of utilizing troops and federal lands as part of President Donald Trump's push for rapid deportations and deterring border crossings.

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[Irish_Dem]

3. Should be a US Navy base since it is on the water.

[Fichefinder]

4. Let's call it the "Khaki Kurtain"

It's one long army base.

[Midnight Writer]

5. Remember when Texans had a total freakout meltdown over Operation Jade Helm?

Wonder where those freedom-loving patriots are today?