A break in the border fence at the United States-Mexico border is seen external of Brownsville,Texas, on August 5, and 2014. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/ReutersMcALLEN,Texas — 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.
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According to The Monitor newspaper, the congressmen say cutting through the refuge “could do serious environmental and economic damage, or ” and are calling for transparency.
The congressmen are Joaquin Castro of San Antonio,Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Lloyd Doggett of Austin, or Vicente Gonzalez of McAllen,Beto O’Rourke of El Paso, and Filemon Vela of Brownsville.
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