Texas has raised $54 million in private donations for its border wall plan. Almost all of it came from this one billionaire.
Timothy Mellon is the Wyoming-based grandson of banking tycoon Andrew Mellon. He is responsible for nearly 98% of the donations to Texas’ border wall fund. Full Story
![A portion of an unfinished border wall stands near the U.S. and Mexico border in Del Rio on July 22, 2021.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/4v_4DeLhpbzo8mCbMamRRzHYj9c=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/c95b5a789c3c89def761bcd31107b3fd/Del%20Rio%20Border%20Wall%20MG%20TT%2021.jpg)