U.S. threatens to sue over access to UT Brownsville campus for border fence - Regents to discuss issue today after campus president refused to allow surveys.

When the federal government last fall asked for permission to conduct property surveys and environmental studies at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College as part of its plan to erect a border fence, Juliet García refused.

García’s stance has prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to declare its intention to sue to gain access to the property.”*

*From: http://www.statesman.com
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