Tag: Border Wall
Texas to spend $25 million on 2-mile concrete border barrier
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
The Texas Department of Transportation is set to pay nearly $25 million for the construction of a nearly 2-mile...
EXPLAINER: How do border policies affect US infection rates?
By JUDE JOFFE-BLOCK Associated Press
(AP) — As the delta variant fuels an increase of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., some of President Joe Biden's...
Private border wall lawsuits see some progress
A pair of lawsuits against those involved in building a stretch of private border wall south of Mission may finally be moving forward after...
Abbott’s border security initiative rolls out with confusion, missteps
By Jolie McCullough | The Texas Tribune
DEL RIO — Nerio stepped out of the Rio Grande with his wife last week, put his feet...
Justice Department urges Texas to halt new migrant order
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A new order by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott that allows state troopers to stop and...
Abbott orders Texas National Guard to help with migrant arrests at the border
By James Barragán | The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday ramped up his latest efforts to stem the increase of migrants coming into...
Noem jumps into border policy debate on Valley visit
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press
MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem's whirlwind tour of the U.S. border with Mexico on Monday was...
Abbott promised “transparency and accountability” for border wall donations
By James Barragán, The Texas Tribune
Stephen F. Austin, Donnie Darko and a person who calls himself the King of the Wild Frontier were among...
Man falls from border fence, dies
A man who fell from the International Boundary Fence on June 16 has died from his injuries, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Saturday.
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Land commissioner sues Biden administration over wall in Starr County
RIO GRANDE CITY — The Texas General Land Office filed a lawsuit Wednesday morning against the Biden administration over unused congressionally appropriated funds for...
