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The Border Wall Will Be an Environmental Disaster in South Texas
Scott Nichol
Article by Scott Nichol argues that the 2006 border fence will severely damage South Texas ecosystems by destroying wildlife habitat, threatening endangered species, and disrupting migratory birds. It also criticizes federal laws that waive environmental protections, allowing the fence to be built with little oversight or public debate.
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Two Cool Cats: The Ocelot and the Jaguarundi in South Texas and Northeastern Mexico
Karen Chapman
Few South Texans have ever seen an ocelot, let alone a jaguarundi, but these beautiful, smaller cousins of leopards and jaguars are native to the Lower Rio Grande Valley and northeastern Mexico. They are extremely endangered on both sides of the Rio Grande. Environmental Defense is working with private landowners and other partners to restore the specialized habitat these two highly threatened species require if they are to avoid extinction. Our main tool in preserving and reestablishing the habitat is our innovative Landowner Conservation Assistance Program (LCAP), designed to make habitat restoration a win-win proposition for endangered species and for landowners. Let us tell you a little more about your reclusive feline neighbors.
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Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief: WildEarth Guardians v. Ken Salazar
WildEarth Guardians and Ken Salazar
Plaintiff, WildEarth Guardians (Guardians), challenges Defendant, Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar (the Secretary), for failure to perform his mandatory, statutory duties as required by the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544 (2000).
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The Path to Settlement between University of Texas Brownsville and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Juliet V. Garcia
As president of the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, which sits adjacent to the border with mexico, I have spent the past eighteen months responding to plans by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to divide our campus with an 18-feet-high fence. I have outlined in the attached document the long and difficult battle we faced, as well as the solution upon which we ultimately agreed. I believe our experience demonstrates that reasonable alternatives exist to the construction of the fence proposed by the government. Indeed, the federal judge who presided over our case proposed that our original settlement with DHS, which required DHS to consult with the university to reach a mutually agreed-upon solution, be used as a model for other property owners along the border.
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Original proposed border fence through UTB/TSC property
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Office of News and Information
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UTB/TSC and DHS agree to study border security alternatives
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Office of News and Information
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Order of dismissal - Civil Action No. B-08-56
United States. District Court (Texas: Southern District) and Andrew S. Hanen
Order of dismissal in United States of America v. 37.52 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situate in CAMERON COUNTY, STATE OF TEXAS; and TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE DISTRICT, ET AL.
The Border Wall / Border Security Documents represent legal filings, correspondence, articles, and general documentation relating to the border wall and border fence, including environmental impacts, property rights, and more.
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