He said it is unusual for the department to take over a property without the landowner’s consent, but the agency says the Disaster Act provides the authority.
Texas installing bouys and razor wire on US-Mexico border using disaster declarations
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12:58 p.m. - Law enforcement radio chatter says Ramos has been killed and the siege is over, said Victor Escalon, regional director for the Texas Department of Public Safety.
TIMELINE: Texas elementary school shooting, minute by minute
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