Tag: Border Wall
State to build border wall in Starr County
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced a lease agreement Monday that will allow the state to build a border wall in Starr County.
The...
5 firms being considered to build Abbott border wall
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
State officials have shortlisted five firms to design and build barriers on the Texas-Mexico border — including some...
DHS to terminate border barrier contracts in Laredo and Rio Grande Valley
The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that it will terminate border contracts in the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo.
In a media release, the...
Wyoming billionaire donated most of $54 million collected for Abbott’s border wall
By James Barragán and Carla Astudillo, The Texas Tribune
An out-of-state billionaire who has previously bankrolled attempts to defend controversial immigration laws is responsible for...
State agency recommends firms oversee construction of Abbott’s border wall
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
State officials have recommended that a joint venture between a design firm and an engineering firm be awarded...
Migrants? Unvaccinated people? Who’s fueling a COVID-19 surge on the border?
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske | Los Angeles Times
MCALLEN – Hundreds of Central American asylum seekers awaited coronavirus test results under tents in a park on...
Federal government calls it a levee, immigration advocates say its a border wall.
By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune
For weeks, construction crews have been working about half a mile north of the Rio Grande in Mission,...
Private wall lawyers can withdraw from suit
A federal judge has allowed two local attorneys to withdraw as counsel for We Build the Wall, the Florida-based crowdfunding nonprofit that helped fund...
Texas House committee approves bill to spend an extra $2B on border enforcement
By Uriel J. García | The Texas Tribune
A Texas House committee on Tuesday advanced a funding bill that would appropriate nearly $2 billion to...
Legal limbo: As border wall lawsuits remain in limbo, construction resumes
MISSION — Seven months into President Joe Biden’s administration, both government officials and local activists have grown frustrated over the lack of direction coming...