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This Concurrent Resolution expresses strong opposition from the 85th Legislature of the State of Texas to the federal government using eminent domain, which is the power to take private property for public use, even if the owner is not willing to sell, for the construction of a wall or fence along the U.S.-Mexico border. The resolution highlights that a significant portion of the border land in Texas is privately owned and that existing border fencing has already disrupted properties, with a wall potentially separating more land inland due to the winding Rio Grande River. It also points out that such a barrier would negatively impact Texas's natural wonders and tourism, and argues that the federal government should instead focus on more cost-effective alternatives like surveillance technology and collaboration with state and local law enforcement. The resolution views a border wall as a massive federal land acquisition that could harm Texas landowners, the state's economy, and waste taxpayer money, and therefore requests that official copies be sent to the President, Congress, and the Texas congressional delegation to be entered into the Congressional Record.