Texas Governor Greg Abbott, who's long been at the forefront of the illegal immigration issue in response to what he has claimed as the dereliction of duty by the Biden administration, said on April 25 that construction on the first barriers in Zapata is ongoing.

A local rancher is among landowners asked by the State of Texas to build a new segment of border wall on his rural riverfront property. He says the wall is “an engineering marvel,” and he’s