Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem cleared waivers allowing for 36 more miles of border wall construction in Arizona and New Mexico. The waivers curb environmental regulations that ...

Construction crews replace sections of one of two border walls separating Mexico from the U.S. on Jan. 22 in Tijuana, Mexico. Construction restarted on a border wall near the San Ysidro Land Port of ...

Building supplies and construction equipment sit along a section of state border wall outside of Del Rio in August 2024. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up for The ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Border wall construction in Arizona and New Mexico is to be expedited after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem issued three new waivers. About 36 miles of ...

Before you start building a stone retaining wall, it's important to assess your garden's landscape and determine where the ...

In December 2021, Gov. Greg Abbott traveled to South Texas to inaugurate the first 880-foot stretch of the state's newly constructed wall on its border with Mexico. At the press conference, with ...

All brick walls, old and new, are susceptible to deterioration. Exposure to harsh weather, poor construction, and lack of maintenance can all lead to the failure of brick structures. The key to ...

President Donald Trump has ordered the restart of border wall construction along the U.S.-Mexico border, relaunching an ...

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When it comes to maintaining the durability of brick masonry wall systems, moisture control is perhaps the most crucial design consideration. Unwanted moisture can cause masonry to experience ...

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