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Angry Texas landowners confront Trump admin over sloppy border wall plans

Axios·Brittany Gibson·about 1 month ago
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This sign hangs on the fence of Charlie Angell's property and many others are hung around Presidio, Texas. Photo: Brittany Gibson/Axios REDFORD, Texas — The Trump administration delivered a blunt message to angry landowners at a rare in-person meeting on Tuesday: Work with us on the border wall , or we'll build it anyway. Why it matters: The Trump administration's pressure to show progress on border wall mileage in west Texas is leading to rushed and sloppy work that's infuriating local residents, ranchers and the tourism industry. Local residents told Axios they've heard that the goal is to finish construction as soon as December 2027. Since the start of the year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been mailing out packages — sometimes with inaccurate survey lines or owner information — offering people between $1,000 and $5,000 for initial access, according to landowners who have received these packets. The packets list three options for landowners: all of them end up with U.S.…

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