Tag Archives: Roma
Seizing land is slow
Covid 19 and the colonias
So far not a big issue, but also not many resources
Continue reading →National Heritage designation?
Roma Texas update
Border wall on remote wildlife refuge
West of Roma, potential for new wall Note that this also isn’t far from Fronton (west of Roma) which also is in the news as possible wall construction site Here is an overall map that shows this part of Starr … Continue reading →
Contract for three miles of wall in Starr County
Is this one of the first instances of 2019 budget funding being awarded? Not clear where in Starr County, but 2019 budget authorization requires local consulting if built within city limits.
Continue reading →10,000 people this past week in Rio Grande Valley
CPB tells us of ~10,000 arrivals this past week in the Rio Grande Valley including ~2,400 near Roma. Temperatures are rising so will be interesting to see if this falls off with summer heat.
Continue reading →Federal government wildlife experts ignored
The Federal Government brought along scientists to the wildlife refuges for reconnaissance on a wall, and then ignored the recommendations.
Continue reading →Border fencing near Roma
The amount of new border fencing in Starr County has been reduced from 8 miles to 4 miles. This particularly helps Roma area where potential fencing plans were invasive.
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