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Avery Burns's avatar

It's impossible to completely close the Texas southern border. If you've ever spent anytime in the western wilderness of Texas you know why. There are canyons that seem impassable and large uninhibited areas and any determined person can find a way. Better know the desert and be fit. It's beautiful.

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Al Ballesteros's avatar

Great piece! Thanks for sharing!

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winston's avatar

Suggested edit "Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland" vice "Cleveleland"

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Jack Beavers's avatar

Yikes!

Thanks for pointing this out. I have corrected it.

Appreciate the heads up.

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winston's avatar

I figured it somewhere between Cleveland and Leveland.

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Jack Beavers's avatar

Levelland - Hockley County! This was my one of my old stomping grounds when I began my reporting career after leaving Texas Tech way back in the (very) late 70's. I loved the people there and was fascinated by the story of the "Levelland UFO encounters" from 1957.

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winston's avatar

As an adult student, I graduated TTU 2002 MS. Two of my kids graduated with BAs not many years after. We lived near Garland at the time - my courses were remote, the kids lived in Lubbock. I don’t know it very well, but I’ve been in and out of it alot, sent lots of my money there.

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Evelyn Hall's avatar

Good work border agents

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Robert Seamans's avatar

This is sick! What do you mean they tracked them. Shoot them and feed the buzzards, dammit! Will this shit never end?

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Glenn Thistlethwaite's avatar

And get caught and should immediately be returned to Mexico.

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Robert Mileur's avatar

They have to be stopped

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Helios Megistos's avatar

Snipe them from the US side while they are still in Mexico; let the Mexican government retrieve their corpses!

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