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Tag: South Texas border wall

National

Trump’s National Emergency Stands As House Fails To Override Veto

Deirdre Walsh, NPR

Posted on March 26, 2019 · The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.

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Texas

Rio Grande Valley Landowners Plan To Fight Border Wall Expansion

Reynaldo Leaños Jr., TPR

Posted on March 19, 2019 · A decade ago, dozens of Texas landowners fought the federal government's efforts to build a wall on their land. Those battles are beginning again as new walls are planned for the Rio Grande Valley.

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Immigration

Texas ‘Dragtavist’ Drag Queens Stage Border Wall Protest

Reynaldo Leaños Jr., TPR

Posted on February 26, 2019 · "We'll try to bring joy, positivity, beauty, drag, culture to whatever this is," Beatrix Lestrange said, pointing to the section of the border fence directly behind her.

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Critics Say Border Wall Could Harm Wildlife Corridors And Sensitive Desert Terrain

MALLORY FALK, KRWG

Posted on February 21, 2019 · The wall along the U.S.-Mexico border cuts across sensitive desert and mountainous terrain. But environmental regulations are waived for wall construction, raising concerns about longterm damage.

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Energy & Environment

Butterflies Vs. Border Wall: National Butterfly Center Seeks Restraining Order

Matthew S. Schwartz, NPR

Posted on February 13, 2019 · The center says government officials have already cut down trees on its private property in anticipation of a border wall. The planned wall would split its property in two.

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National

Trump Took Fight For Border Wall To El Paso — Where O’Rourke Was Ready For Him

Jessica Taylor, NPR

Posted on February 12, 2019 · In a near-showdown that seemed to mirror the ongoing dispute over the border, Trump was greeted by a counter-rally led by former Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke, who has criticized Trump on immigration.

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Amid Immigration Debate, Feds Moving Ahead With Land Seizures For South Texas Border Wall

Kiah Collier, The Texas Tribune

Posted on June 21, 2018 · At a briefing in McAllen earlier this week, U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a group of South Texas officials the federal government plans to move forward with private land seizures in the Rio Grande Valley to build sections of President Trump’s border wall.

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First bus of migrants who crossed into Texas makes trip to Washington, D.C.

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 13, 2022 · The transport is part of Abbott’s plan to expand Operation Lone Star and came in response to the Biden Administration’s decision to end Title 42 – a pandemic-era rule that rapidly expels migrants from the U.S.

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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 13, 2022 · Democrats say the governor’s plans to bus migrants out of state are inhumane, while some Republicans are calling his latest moves a campaign gimmick.

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Texas will send migrants to D.C. and expand vehicle inspections at the border, Abbott says

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 6, 2022 · Gov. Abbott said the state's actions are in response to the Biden administration's plans to end a policy used to promptly expel asylum seekers at the border during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Backlog of immigration cases continues to climb under Biden administration

Julián Aguilar, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on February 18, 2022 · The number of cases awaiting a final outcome in immigration courts is now more than 1.6 million. Courts in Texas have the highest number of pending cases at more than 262,000.

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