Construction of Texas Border Wall Stalls Over Fights With Landowners

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Source: The Wall Street Journal.

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Construction of Texas Border Wall Stalls Over Fights With Landowners
Three years into Trump administration, virtually no new wall has been built as farmers, ranchers and a Catholic diocese resist federal efforts to claim their land

By Elizabeth Findell
Dec. 12, 2019 7:40 am ET

LAREDO, Texas—Nearly three years into the Trump administration, almost no border wall has been built in Texas. Local property owners ranging from ranchers to a Catholic diocese and institutions have resisted federal efforts to claim their land.

The resistance in South Texas, where most land is privately owned, illustrates the challenges in building a border wall, even if funding is available.

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[bluestarone]

1. LOVE this

Go BLUE Texas!!

[DownriverDem]

11. Can't

read it. I'm not a subscriber.

[Recursion]

2. Texans are famous for giving up their land easily when asked to

This should be fun to watch

[AllaN01Bear]

3. yes.

[Aristus]

4. If Trump says 'pretty-please', I'm sure that will do it...

[durablend]

7. I'm sure if he throws a tanrum that'll do it.

"I WANT MY WALL I WANT MY WALL I WANT MY WALL WHY WON'T YOU LET ME BUILD ME WALL?!?!?!?"

[Historic NY]

5. His grifter friends are building walls on private land....

which at this point will probably never become federal land. Its a publicity stunt and someone is cashing in on the donations.

[procon]

6. Well, duh!

Even the most loyal Trumpists are going to fight when it comes to protecting their land. No doubt Trump's circle of ass kissers likely told him the land owners would pose no problem and he could quickly claim their land for his wall with no fuss.

Surprise! Now they've locked Trump into court proceedings that will drag on for years while the courts continue to deny him access to unappropriated taxpayer money.

[Wawannabe]

8. Border state residents can't have it both ways

What did they think would happen to their land? Can’t build on Mexico’s land.
Texas is one of the states that push hardest against Mexican immigration but they are certainly not willing to ante up!

Two words.

Snow. Flake.

[mopinko]

9. yeah, bushie tried that. he failed.

[aggiesal]

10. The story as I first read it 3 years ago ...

was that the landowners actually voted for Pendejo45 and approved of a wall being built,
until they found out that the government wanted to claim (eminent domain) parts of THEIR property.

So they're fine with the wall as long as it was on someone else's property.
I think they call that, hypocrites.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. Good

[rdking647]

13. the border in texas is blue

very blue. hillary won the border counties with anywhere from 65 to 80% of the vote. They will fight idiots wall tooth and nail