State-built border wall under construction near the banks of the Rio Grande in Zapata Co. on Sept. 23, 2024. (Ben Lowy For The Texas Tribune, Ben Lowy For The Texas Tribune) ...

Texas quietly shuts down its border wall program after building just 8% Texas officials suggested the federal government could pick up construction. However, during President Trump’s first term ...

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program Just 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date.

The state's border with Mexico is about 1,200 miles. According to the Texas Tribune, roughly 65 miles of wall has been built in fragments, largely near Brownsville and El Paso.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s $11 billion border security initiative began amid crisis-level migrant numbers. But as the ...

Texas Facilities Commission Executive Director Mike Novak did not respond to an interview request. The Texas border wall has been a signature policy achievement touted by Abbott, who launched an ...

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program Just 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date.

The Texas border wall has been a signature policy achievement touted by Abbott, who launched an expensive border crack down during the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden. He held ...

With only 8% built, Texas quietly defunds state border wall program Just 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date.

The Texas border wall has been a signature policy achievement touted by Abbott, who launched an expensive border crack down during the Democratic administration of President Joe Biden.

The Texas Facilities Commission, the state agency in charge of building the wall, said as recently as January that its objective was to build at least 100 miles of wall by the end of 2026. But it ...