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Wall vs Levee: Presidio’s Legal Stand | Texas News
Feds are bulldozing ahead with a border wall in Big Bend, Texas, despite local residents in Presidio suing to stop it—claiming it threatens their flood defenses under a 1899 law. DHS has already waived multiple laws to speed construction, now ignoring the Rivers and Harbors Act too. Presidio residents, whose levee was rebuilt for millions after a 2008 flood, fear unchecked construction could endanger lives and property. DHS argues plans are still evolving and they’re in talks with the Army Corps, even proposing a concrete wall with bollards—but the plaintiffs say the government admits it’s…
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