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President Trump's administration is ramping up efforts to finish building the border wall before Biden's administration takes over. Here's why. The federal government said it needed Ociel Mendoza's ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Texas Department of Transportation is set to pay nearly $25 million for the construction of a nearly two-mile concrete barrier along the border in Eagle Pass, giving the first ...

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 18: Ryan Key (L) and Ryan Mendez of Yellowcard perform during 2025 When We Were Young festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The commissioners of a small, rural county in South Texas have voted to block the federal government from surveying for a border wall on public lands near a coveted ...

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — The Department of Homeland Security says it is waiving more environmental regulations and health rules in order to quickly build more border wall through wildlife ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem waived the Endangered Species Act and other laws to ease construction of “barriers and roads.” A national wildlife refuge established to protect biodiversity in ...

The Trump administration has given United States Customs and Border Protection the green light to move forward with border wall projects in South Texas. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ...

The Brief keeps Texas voters and political observers up to speed on the most essential coverage of their elected officials, the policies that shape their daily lives and the future of our great state.

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. The Department ...