Congressmen oppose Texas wildlife refuge as border wall site
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A group of Texas Democratic congressmen are questioning preliminary plans to build a section of President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall through a federal wildlife refuge.
Federal officials have told landowners and local officials that they intend to build on about 3 miles (nearly 5 kilometers) of the river levee that runs through the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.
According to The Monitor newspaper , the congressmen say cutting through the refuge &ldq
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