rubble, even during the search and rescue process to help make sure that everything is preserved which they re working on the task force on debris to do that to make sure that even with the army corp of engineers, that is embedded in their team, to take a look at some of the issues that have arisen anecdotally but issues like the questions around the structural damage to the pool, that area that has been mentioned and other different points of weakness. they will look through that preliminary investigation and determine whether they open a full investigation and that is triggered when they get a sense of after their preliminary review of whether or not any decisions as a result of that investigation could have longer term implications and recommendations for how we change federal oversight, federal law related to building
Army Corps of Engineers work to reduce algae problems ahead of rainy season
Col. Andrew Kelly with the Army Corps of Engineers says they want to get the lake level down now so there won t be algae problems when the rainy season starts.
By: WFTX Digital Team
and last updated 2021-03-12 06:05:45-05
The federal agency that manages the level of Lake O says it s just not dropping as quickly as they would like.
Col. Andrew Kelly with the Army Corps of Engineers says they want to get the lake level down now so there won t be algae problems when the rainy season starts.
Laredoans celebrate Biden s pause on border wall construction, but their work isn t over
Jan. 24, 2021
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A man looks through the first wall at Friendship Park, near where the border separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego meets the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico.Gregory Bull /Associated Press
On President Joe Biden’s first day in office Wednesday, he signed an executive order that terminates the national emergency at the southern border and pauses all construction work on the border wall, beginning no later than a week from its signing.
This marks a huge step toward the primary goal of Laredo’s No Border Wall Coalition, which aimed to hold Biden to his campaign promise that “not another foot” of the border wall would be built under his administration.
now the washington post reports the president has entrusted the construction of the border wall to his son-in-law. he s become the wall s project manager and he s already pressing customs and border protection in the army corp of engineers to expedite the process of taking over land needed. it wants to build at least 450 miles by election day. so far only 83 miles have been completed. mark morgan, head of customs border patrol out with a statement, he doesn t need to know the intrikasies, he understands building stuff, timelines. what is his particular expertise? his big idea is to put security cameras. security cameras, so he can stream. livestream.