TITLE

El Paso County Commissioners Vote to Halt Border Wall

AUTHOR(S)

WILLIAMSON, RICHARD

PUB. DATE

May 2008

SOURCE

Bond Buyer;5/7/2008, Vol. 364 Issue 32875, p32

SOURCE TYPE

Trade Publication

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

The article discusses the controversy surrounding the construction of a border wall at the southern tip of Texas. It states that while federal funding has been announced for the construction, local government opposition has formed at the western end. El Paso County, Texas commissioners have voted 3 to 1 on a resolution demanding a halt to the construction. U.S. Representative Silvestre Reyes said that the Department of Homeland Security is not communicating with the border communities.

ACCESSION #

32758652

Tags: TEXAS -- Boundaries;  WALLS -- Design & construction;  REYES, Silvestre;  UNITED States. Dept. of Homeland Security

 

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