{"id":1128570,"date":"2021-12-17T13:29:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1128570"},"modified":"2021-12-17T13:29:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T18:29:33","slug":"its-official-texas-border-wall-construction-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-official-texas-border-wall-construction-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Official: Texas Border Wall Construction Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fits-official-texas-border-wall-construction-begins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1128570&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the construction of the state\u2019s border wall has begun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas has officially started building its own border wall,\u201d Abbott tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed by Congress to secure the border and enforce immigration laws,\u201d The governor added. \u201cTexas is stepping up to do the federal government\u2019s job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texas has officially started building its own border wall.<\/p>\n<p>Biden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed by Congress to secure the border and enforce immigration laws.<\/p>\n<p>Texas is stepping up to do the federal government\u2019s job. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K7CbIPs75p\">https:\/\/t.co\/K7CbIPs75p<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1471899869719810055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin posted pictures of the first panels on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTexas has officially started building its own border wall. The first wall panels have gone up in Starr County in the RGV. State land, state money. This particular contractor was building Trump\u2019s wall until Biden cancelled them. Now they build for @GregAbbott_TX,\u201d Melugin tweeted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Texas has officially started building its own border wall. The first wall panels have gone up in Starr County in the RGV. State land, state money. This particular contractor was building Trump\u2019s wall until Biden cancelled them. Now they build for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GregAbbott_TX<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8wgZIXeFz4\">pic.twitter.com\/8wgZIXeFz4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1471855948461494273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In another update, Melugin reported the federal government will not sell Texas the steel previously purchased to build the border wall under former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe federal government will not sell Texas the steel that was already bought and paid for President Trump\u2019s wall. The metal continues to sit around, going to waste. TX is sourcing its own steel for its border wall,\u201d he posted.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The federal government will not sell Texas the steel that was already bought and paid for for President Trump\u2019s wall. The metal continues to sit around, going to waste. TX is sourcing its own steel for its border wall. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LSF7s709iO\">https:\/\/t.co\/LSF7s709iO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1471881558206435328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Texas Military Department (TMD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a briefing to update Texans on Operation Lone Star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyone attempting to enter Texas illegally by crossing these fences will be arrested for criminal trespassing,\u201d DPS Director Steven McCraw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dps.texas.gov\/news\/tmd-dps-discuss-fence-construction-weekly-ols-media-briefing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during the hearing. \u201cCatch and release is not part of Operation Lone Star\u2019s mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/gov-abbott-says-texas-mexico-border-wall-coming-soon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> on Wednesday that Abbott planned to erect the barrier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstruction of Texas-Mexico border wall will begin soon,\u201d Abbott tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the Biden Administration\u2019s absence, Texas is stepping up to get the job done by building our own border wall,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Construction of Texas-Mexico border wall will begin soon.<\/p>\n<p>In the Biden Administration\u2019s absence, Texas is stepping up to get the job done by building our own border wall.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jLEBT0QenL\">https:\/\/t.co\/jLEBT0QenL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1471215076896034822?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post included a link to an article published on Tuesday by Houston\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/investigates\/2021\/12\/15\/construction-on-texas-border-wall-could-begin-soon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KPRC-TV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cConstruction is expected to begin soon on a 1.7-mile portion of the Texas border wall,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 cynzxG\">\u201cDuring a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/adminmonitor.com\/tx\/tfc\/regular_meeting\/20211118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nov. 18 TFC meeting<\/a>, commissioners unanimously approved a design-build contract that will not exceed $162 million for a total of eight miles of border wall that will fill gaps between portions of the federal border wall,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-bdVaJa dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-2 cynzxG\">\u201cThe contract was awarded to Posillico Civil, Inc., a 75-year-old New York-based engineering firm that has worked on other border projects,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Friday that the construction of the state\u2019s border wall has begun.\u201cTexas has officially started building its own border wall,\u201d Abbott tweeted.\u201cBiden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed by Congress to secure the border and enforce immigration laws,\u201d The governor added. \u201cTexas is stepping up to do the federal government\u2019s job.\u201dTexas has officially started building its own border wall.Biden allows open border policies and refuses to enforce laws passed by Congress to secure the border and enforce immigration laws.Texas is stepping up to do the federal government\u2019s job. https:\/\/t.co\/K7CbIPs75p\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) December 17, 2021Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin posted pictures of the first panels on Friday.\u201cTexas has officially started building its own border wall. The first wall panels have gone up in Starr County in the RGV. State land, state money. This particular contractor was building Trump\u2019s wall until Biden cancelled them. Now they build for @GregAbbott_TX,\u201d Melugin tweeted.NEW: Texas has officially started building its own border wall. The first wall panels have gone up in Starr County in the RGV. State land, state money. This particular contractor was building Trump\u2019s wall until Biden cancelled them. Now they build for @GregAbbott_TX. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com\/8wgZIXeFz4\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 17, 2021In another update, Melugin reported the federal government will not sell Texas the steel previously purchased to build the border wall under former President Donald Trump.\u201cThe federal government will not sell Texas the steel that was already bought and paid for President Trump\u2019s wall. The metal continues to sit around, going to waste. TX is sourcing its own steel for its border wall,\u201d he posted.The federal government will not sell Texas the steel that was already bought and paid for for President Trump\u2019s wall. The metal continues to sit around, going to waste. TX is sourcing its own steel for its border wall. @FoxNews https:\/\/t.co\/LSF7s709iO\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) December 17, 2021On Thursday, the Texas Military Department (TMD) and the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a briefing to update Texans on Operation Lone Star.\u201cAnyone attempting to enter Texas illegally by crossing these fences will be arrested for criminal trespassing,\u201d DPS Director Steven McCraw said during the hearing. \u201cCatch and release is not part of Operation Lone Star\u2019s mission.\u201dThe Daily Wire previously reported on Wednesday that Abbott planned to erect the barrier.\u201cConstruction of Texas-Mexico border wall will begin soon,\u201d Abbott tweeted.\u201cIn the Biden Administration\u2019s absence, Texas is stepping up to get the job done by building our own border wall,\u201d he added.Construction of Texas-Mexico border wall will begin soon.In the Biden Administration\u2019s absence, Texas is stepping up to get the job done by building our own border wall.https:\/\/t.co\/jLEBT0QenL\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) December 15, 2021The post included a link to an article published on Tuesday by Houston\u2019s KPRC-TV.\u201cConstruction is expected to begin soon on a 1.7-mile portion of the Texas border wall,\u201d the report said.\u201cDuring a\u00a0Nov. 18 TFC meeting, commissioners unanimously approved a design-build contract that will not exceed $162 million for a total of eight miles of border wall that will fill gaps between portions of the federal border wall,\u201d the report said.\u201cThe contract was awarded to Posillico Civil, Inc., a 75-year-old New York-based engineering firm that has worked on other border projects,\u201d it added.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1128570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1128570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1128570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1128570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1128570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}