Settlement reached over private border wall, but experts say it won’t stop the environmental damage
Federal authorities have reached a deal that gives builders of the privately funded fence control over where to inspect for damage and leeway over which issues they choose to repair. Full Story
![The 2020 storm Hurricane Hanna left waist-deep cracks on the banks of the Rio Grande along parts of a private border fence, which threatened the structural integrity of the project, experts said.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/sJH-90ZCMZZmMa0QTVB2AxRYNMc=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/aa6f47db5be081ff1f1dee3722b2b8f8/20220601_border-wall-erosion-3x2.jpg)