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Wednesday, October 31, 2012  Suspected smugglers tried to use ramps to drive an SUV over a 14-foot-tall fence along the U.S.-Mexico border, but they had to abandon the effort when the Jeep got stuck on top of the barrier.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  Officials from a U.S. agency that monitors the U.S.-Mexico border are to explain why they're allowing construction of border fence segments in the Rio Grande flood plain.

Saturday, October 15, 2011  Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann signed a pledge to push for construction of a fence along the entire border with Mexico by the end of 2013.

Saturday, September 17, 2011  Ever since its construction in 2006, arguments for and against the border wall in the Rio Grande Valley have not let up.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  A federal inmate who had been missing for almost a year is back behind bars after he tried to smuggle marijuana at the border fence in Hidalgo.

Wednesday, December 01, 2010  An illegal immigrant is recovering in a local hospital after falling from a section of the border fence in Brownsville.

Wednesday, August 18, 2010  The Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2 and 29 others have been named in the latest federal lawsuit to condemn land to build the controversial border fence along the Rio Grande.

Thursday, June 17, 2010  A congressional investigator says fixing the "virtual fence" designed to guard the southern border is like trying to redirect a moving iceberg.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  Action 4's Rafael Carranza traveled to Arizona for a behind the scenes look at border security in the region, this as the state enacts one of the most controversial immigration laws.

Friday, April 23, 2010  Violence along the border continues to heat up, and local law enforcement hope that federal funding will come their way.

Monday, April 19, 2010  Republicans have filed a bill in Congress that would give the U.S. Department of Homeland Security control federal lands along the border.

Monday, November 09, 2009  The U.S. government has agreed to build a removable border fence segment between the Rio Grande and a Brownsville's Hope Park.

Monday, November 02, 2009  The controversy over the erection of a border fence continues with business groups saying it has a negative impact, while Border Patrol insists it is vital for security.

Thursday, October 08, 2009  A costly border fence amendment has been dropped from the 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill.

Monday, July 20, 2009  Three Rio Grande Valley lawmakers have signed a letter to block a double-layer border fence from a federal spending bill.