x Gov. Greg Abbott wants to build a border wall. South Texas landowners are divided over whether they want it. 14 hours 40 minutes 49 seconds ago Thursday, July 01 2021 Jul 1, 2021 July 01, 2021 8:59 AM July 01, 2021 in News - Local Source: https://www.texastribune.org/ Share: Gerardo Vargas stands on a cliff overlooking the Rio Grande on his property in Zapata County. He used to have two cliffs, until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bulldozed over one as a part of border wall construction under the Trump Administration. Credit: Jessica Rodriguez for The Texas Tribune What sold Gerardo Vargas on buying a ranch in Zapata County along the Rio Grande was the view from two 45-foot-tall cliffs that stood on 250-acre property, offering a view of both the river and the distant mountains around Monterrey more than 100 miles away.