The ciy alleges that razor wire fencing installed by U.S. Marines without notice or approval damaged protected habitat and ...

Clippers in hand, volunteers snap the metal lines of an old fence, its strands drooping and thorns rusted. Once they sever the wire from the posts, they coil it up and cart it away. These are the ...

Cowboys in the American West are increasingly managing cattle not just from horseback, but from smartphones and with ...

Abandoned barbed-wire fences from former ranches disrupt wildlife migration across the Sonoran desert. The Tucson based group ...

Barbed wire is the type of fencing commonly used on farms to confine livestock, keeping valuable animals safe from predators, motor vehicles, deep water, and other hazards. Good quality barb wire ...

Drivers may notice a new security measure that popped up recently in south Austin. Fencing topped with barbed wire now surrounds a pretty large area below U..S. 290 from Pack Saddle Pass to South ...

Behold the humble barbed-wire fence, the five-strand sentinel of Texas woods and plains. Untold thousands of miles of barbed-wire fence divide the state, so ubiquitous outside the city centers that ...

Barbed wire fencing no longer will greet visitors to HISD campuses, thanks to Superintendent Terry Grier's order that the prison-like protection come down. Grier, who moved to Houston five months ago ...

It’s ugly, dangerous and destructive. In its time, it was heralded as one of history’s great inventions. In the 1870s, barbed wire fencing was advertised as “The Greatest Discovery of the Age.” Joseph ...

In 1876 salesman John W. Gates brought barbed wire to Texas when he wagered $1 million that he could build a fence that would capably contain cattle. Some incredulous gambler took the bet. Gates ...