Landowners say contractors began clearing land near San Ygnacio before signing right-of-entry agreements or going through condemnation proceedings. CBP says it has the necessary access rights.

Scaled quail – also known as blue quail and “cottontops” – are quintessential creatures of the arid grasslands and the dominant quail species in West Texas. Researchers at Alpine’s Borderlands Research Institute are learing how adaptable these seemingly vulnerable creatures are.