Today barbed wire seems a natural part of the Texas landscape, but to our great-great-grandparents it was anathema. Once called the devil’s hatband, it brought controversy, bloodshed ...

The Texas government has installed a third barbed wire barrier along the Río Bravo (also known as the Río Grande) on the México border, despite criticism from the Mexican government and the ...

Texas soldiers have temporarily taken down a portion of barbed wire that was installed to keep immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border into El Paso, according to the state. National Guard ...

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.