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It's not a matter of if a privately built border fence along the shores of the Rio Grande will fail, it's a matter of when, according to a new engineering report on the troubled project. The report is ...

(Texas Tribune & ProPublica) - It’s not a matter of if a privately built border fence along the shores of the Rio Grande will fail, it’s a matter of when, according to a new engineering report on the ...

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A trial section of the privately built "border wall" is experiencing erosion, especially after Hurricane Hanna in July. The steel bollard construction is the winning candidate from eight wall designs.

It’s not a matter of if a privately built border fence along the shores of the Rio Grande will fail, it’s a matter of when, according to a new engineering report on the troubled project. The report is ...