A Texas Army National Guard member guards an opening in the border wall in September 2021 near Del Rio. State officials have awarded two contracts worth $307 million to build nearly 14 miles of new barriers along the Texas-Mexico border.State officials have awarded two contracts worth $307 million to build nearly 14 miles of new barriers along the Texas-Mexico border.
John Raff, the commission’s deputy executive director, said the state has either “closed or is in the process of closing” agreements to acquire just over 2.5 miles of land for the Del Rio project. Raff said BFBC of Texas will begin with 2.73 miles in the Rio Grande Valley.
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Waste of money and materials. Really looks like a very suspicious deal.
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