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The federal government said it needed Ociel Mendoza's land on the outskirts of this tiny Texas town - and it couldn't wait any longer. Each additional day of delay was costing the government $15,000 as contractors waited to begin construction on the border fence slated to go through Mendoza's ranch, the Department of Justice argued in court filings. By Nov. 24, the tab for the delay had reached nearly $1.6 million, the land acquisition manager for U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in an affidavit. More than a year earlier, CBP had awarded a contract then worth $33 million to a New Mexi...

Trump Still Authorizing Contracts For Border Wall — On Land That Government Doesn’t Own Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead Reprinted with permission from ProPublica LA GRULLA, Texas — The federal government said it needed Ociel Mendoza's land on the outskirts of this tiny Texas town — and it couldn't wait any longer. Each additional day of delay was costing the government $15,000 as contractors waited to begin construction on the border fence slated to go through Mendoza's ranch, the Department of Justice argued in court filings. By Nov. 2...

The Trump Administration Keeps Awarding Border Wall Contracts but Doesn’t Own the Land to Build On The government’s strategy of awarding contracts before acquiring titles to land in Texas has led to millions of dollars in costs for delays. Things could get even more complicated if President-elect Joe Biden stops border wall construction. Dec. 23, 2020, 5 a.m. CST ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local news...

The Trump administration awarded border wall contracts to build on land it doesn't own in Texas Texas Tribune Published:  Tags:  Credit: Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune/ProPublica This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. Also, sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. LA GRULLA, Texas — The federal government said it needed Ociel Mendoza's land on the outskirts of this ti...

Trump administration awarded border wall contracts for land it doesn't own in Texas Perla Trevizo and Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica © Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune/ProPublica Recent construction of the border wall near La Grulla, Texas, on Dec. 17. This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  LA GRULLA, Texas — The federal government said it needed Ociel Mendoza's land on the outskirts of this tiny Texas town — and it couldn't wait any longer. Each additional day of delay was c...