Want to Build a Wall? Don’t Try It in Her Town.
How a Laredo activist and her scrappy environmental group have fought back against powerful interests in South Texas
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Abbott’s Billion-Dollar Barrier
Texas’ border wall is rearing its head—concerns about wildlife, public thrift, and property rights notwithstanding.
‘Border Security’ Is a Financial Black Hole that Will Consume Us All
Spending on cops and tech at the border has increased ninefold in a decade.
Texas Strikes Deal to Build Abbott’s Border Wall on Big Donor’s Ranch
The governor’s slow-moving wall scheme gets a major boost from a political ally as the state secures five miles of land for fencing.
‘Colossal Waste of Money’: Texas Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts
The Webb County coalition that opposed Trump’s boondoggle is now scrambling to oppose the state’s expanded construction plans.
Records Shed Light on Abbott’s Secretive Border Wall Boondoggle
As Texas’ construction plans ramp up, records show the state has spent at least $220,000 on rural properties in Cameron and Val Verde Counties.
Greg Abbott’s Jankety Border ‘Wall’
A flawed idea and political symbol grows ever more slapdash.
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For Greg Abbott, All the Border’s a Stage
But political theater can still get people hurt.
‘Not Celebrating Yet’: South Texans Wait for Biden to Cancel Trump’s Wall
The president’s pause on wall construction leaves questions unanswered in Texas.
New Engineering Report Finds Privately Built Border Wall Will Fail
The report, set to be filed in federal court this week, confirms reporting from ProPublica and the Texas Tribune that found portions of the wall were in danger of overturning if not fixed due to extensive erosion just months after it was built.