0:00 Governor Greg Abbott’s Statement On Texas’ Constitutional Right To Self-Defense
3:45 How did we get here?
11:20 What does this current crisis mean?
17:40 The historical context of today’s border crisis
27:50 What does the future have in store? What’s coming next from the US federal side of the argument?
35:55 What are Texas’ possible next steps?
38:36 The global perspective of the current crisis
44:05 What should individuals do?
46:45 Could a change in leadership cause people to forget about the crisis?

Joshua Treviño and Melissa Ford Maldonado discuss the latest news surrounding the crisis based along our southern border including Governor Abbott’s recent Statement regarding Texas’ Constitutional right to self-defense.

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Below are the materials referenced in this week’s episode:

The Meaning of Invasion Under the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution

The Meaning of Invasion Under the Compact Clause of the U.S. Constitution

Abrazos No Balazos? The Mexican State-Cartel Nexus

Abrazos No Balazos? The Mexican State-Cartel Nexus

The Feds Just Messed With Texas Over Buoys — And Sided With Cartel-Driven Mexico
https://thefederalist.com/2023/08/30/the-feds-just-messed-with-texas-over-buoys-and-sided-with-cartel-driven-mexico/

Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed the Art of War

Concepts and Models of Escalation
https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/reports/2007/R3235.pdf