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To me, walls in the United States have always seemed to be incongruent with the country's culture, and even with its architecture. That's different than where I grew up in Mexico City. Homes are almost de facto surrounded by walls and gates. Some walls are even topped with broken glass to deter anyone with criminal intentions from climbing them. But when I came to the United States, it seemed so different. The most I noticed were gated communities. But right now, it seems walls are again the center of the conversation. It's a
conversation that's putting Texans at odds with one another. Gov. Greg Abbott is asking counties to criminalize border-crossers by issuing disaster declarations. The largest counties are refusing, while places like Galveston, on the coast and away from the border with Mexico, are going along: it's our top story today. The border also plays a role in one of the stories 
