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Judge orders inspection of privately funded border wall segment

July 14, 2020

Crane has delayed a status conference in the butterfly center’s action against We Build the Wall (WBTW), Fisher Sand and Gravel, Fisher Industries and others until an official inspection takes place. IBWC engineers have identified four areas of erosion that need to be fixed, according to the lawsuit.

Earlier this year in an interview with Texas Monthly, Tommy Fisher, president and CEO of Fisher and owner of the land on which the private wall was built, reportedly referred to the bollard fence as a “Lamborghini” compared to the government’s “horse and carriage” versions. Fisher said the wall segment, which is 35 feet from the river’s edge, can withstand flooding and erosion.

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