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 ...

Americans, it seems, are born collectors. Name any class of objects, old or new, and chances are somebody has made a collection of it. Hobbyists go after antiques, baseball cards, bottle caps, pressed ...

ARMAS EXPLAINS HOW THAT TERRAIN MEXICO AND MEXICO. SOME CLOSED OFF BY STEEL WALLS. OTHER AREAS BARDED FENCES >> SEVERAL MILES IS NORMANDY FENCING. DOZENING MILES IS ONLY BARBED WIRE. >> THAT'S ALL THE ...

City officials trying to contact private property owners about concertina wire installation near Chacon Bat Creek Park ...

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 ...

The Albuquerque City Council has banned barbed wire or ribbon wire from homes around Albuquerque. On Monday, the City Council passed an ordinance which bans people from having barbed wire on top of ...

The latest idea for what to do with The Jungle, the notorious homeless encampment under Interstate 5, might remind you of a prison. Budgeted at $1 million, a proposed 8,000-foot-long fence under ...

Dustin Taylor left the gate open when he kicked hundreds of cows into one of his pastures this fall. That particular gate had been a source of endless frustration. It’s in the middle of an elk ...