Tag: Border Wall
Trump administration waives federal regulations to expedite border construction in the Valley
By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune
The Trump administration said that it is waiving several environmental regulations in order to proceed with border-security projects in South Texas.
The...
Privately funded border wall on the brink of collapse
By Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica
Tommy Fisher billed his new privately funded border wall as the future of deterrence,...
Trump administration waives environmental safeguards to fast-track border wall
By Julián Aguilar, Texas Tribune
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is waiving several regulations in order to fast-track construction of nearly 70 miles...
A look at the effort to build a border wall in the RGV
As 2019 comes to a close, the third anniversary of Executive Order 13767 is fast approaching.
President Donald Trump signed the directive, also known as...
A look at the effort to build a border wall in the RGV
As 2019 comes to a close, the third anniversary of Executive Order 13767 is fast approaching.
President Donald Trump signed the directive, also known as...
Border wall contracts awarded; More than $800 million to be spent
U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded three contracts to build 65 miles of new border wall through...
New border wall construction contracts awarded, work may start in September
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced late Wednesday they had awarded another contract for border wall construction in Hidalgo County, a news release states.
CBP...
County opposes border wall, two families settle with government
Cameron County Commissioners Court passed a resolution opposing U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s border wall construction efforts in the Rio Grande Valley.
Commissioners approved the...
CBP announces contract for 4 more miles of steel bollards in Starr County
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced another contract has been awarded for an additional 4 miles of bollard walls in Starr County, according...
Border wall lawsuit filed
The federal government filed a third lawsuit against a private landowner in Cameron County and it’s the second one targeting a homeowner in a...
