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In a bid to overcome angry resistance to the government’s planned border barrier, federal officials have agreed to run a contested section close to the Rio Grande rather than slice through miles of private land.
Michael Chertoff, secretary of Homeland Security, announced the agreement with Hidalgo County officials on Friday, hailing it as a precedent that could be followed in other parts of the state, where resistance has been intense.
Lawmakers and Texas officials praised the arrangement for meeting national security requirements without strangling the close links between Mexico and U.S. border towns.
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Page compiled from Tribune news services
