Recent reports suggested the Biden Administration may be auctioning off up to half a mile per day of border wall sections for a mere fraction of the original purchase cost.
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Trump’s Border Czar Pick Supports Using Texas Ranch for Deportations
In 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott launched an unprecedented border enforcement operation that included building a military base in Eagle Pass.
Biden Admin Should Continue Border Wall After Court Deadline Passes
Texas sued to stop an executive order issued by President Biden on his Inauguration Day to stop border wall construction and divert funds that had already been allocated for the project.
Texas Secures Administrative Stay Preventing Federal Government from Removing Border Barriers
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured an administrative stay that will prevent the federal government from destroying Texas’s concertina wire fencing along the United States-Mexico border.
Texas Lawmakers Weigh Spending $1.5 Billion on Border Barriers
The House Appropriations Committee passed House Bill 6 on Monday. If it becomes law, the bill would fund an estimated 50 miles of new barriers at the 1,200-mile Texas-Mexico border.
Gov. Greg Abbott Hires “Border Czar”
The governor said Mike Banks, a recently retired Border Patrol agent, will work with the Texas National Guard and state troopers to find ways to deter people from crossing the border illegally.
Joe Biden Tours El Paso
Abbott has been a chief critic of Biden’s immigration policies and has frequently called on him to visit the border over the past year.
Burden on American Taxpayers from Illegal Immigration
In addition to filing this lawsuit against the new rule, Attorney General Paxton has petitioned the United States Supreme Court to be allowed to defend the prior rule that the Biden Administration refuses to defend.
CBP Officers Apprehend Man Wanted for Homicide
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the port here apprehended a man with an outstanding warrant for homicide.
Settlement Reached Over Private Border Wall
Federal authorities have reached a deal that gives builders of the privately funded fence control over where to inspect for damage and leeway over which issues they choose to repair.
Texas Will Use Surplus From the Federal Government to Build Border Wall
The 1,700 unused wall panels are being stored in Eagle Pass.