San Ygnacio
Coverage of San Ygnacio in the Nexus archive.
- Border Report welcomes new correspondent
The latest episode of Border Rept Live discusses the effects of recent flooding in San Ygnacio, a town of 500 on the Rio Grande in South Texas. The show also announces the addition of a new El Paso correspondent to Border Report.
- Texas floodwaters inundate areas cleared for border wall construction
Floodwaters along the Rio Grande in San Ygnacio, Texas, have inundated areas previously cleared for border wall construction. The fast-moving, debris-laden waters include loose federal border buoys, indicating the severity of the flooding.
- County judge confirms border wall crews are clearing federal floodplains
Zapata County Judge Joe Rathmell confirms that border wall crews are clearing federal floodplains in San Ygnacio, which are designated for flood management of the Rio Grande. He believes little can be done to halt the construction.
- Residents 'not happy' with bulldozing of land for border wall
San Ygnacio residents are angry that the federal government has started bulldozing and clearing lands along the Rio Grande to build a border wall without any notice.