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Problem:MCALLEN, Texas — Federal authorities have awarded a $145 million contract to a Texas company to build 6 miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Friday that SLSCO will begin construction of an 18-foot reinforced concrete levee wall in February in the agency's McAllen Station region. The company will also increase the height of existing fences. 
  
 It will be the first section of President Trump's border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley, the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. 
  
 The government recently completed construction of a 2-mile, 30-foot tall section of fencing along the border in California. 
  
 Mr. Trump has been ramping up anti-immigration rhetoric heading into Tuesday's midterm elections and has ordered troops to the border to meet a caravan of Central American migrants slowly traveling through Mexico. 
  
 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo defended Mr. Trump's plan to send troops to the southern border, dismissing criticism that the move is motivated by politics ahead of the midterm elections. 
  
 "We've made clear to them they need to undertake every effort they can to stop this illegal migration from entering the United States, and the president's made very clear they will not be permitted to enter our country unlawfully," Pompeo said on "Face the Nation" Sunday. 
  
 He disputed that Mr. Trump's emphasis on hardening his immigration policies in recent weeks was aimed at rallying his base. 
  
 "I've been involved in scores of conversations about stopping illegal immigration from Mexico and never once has there been a discussion of the political impact in U.S. domestic politics," Pompeo said. "It has always been about securing the safety of the American people and securing our southern border." ||||| A Texas company has been granted a $145 million federal contract to build six miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Rio Grande Valley. 
  
 Galveston-based SLSCO will start construction of an 18-foot, reinforced concrete levee wall in February, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said. 
  
 The project, which will take place in the agency's McAllen Station region, will also raise the height of existing fences. 
  
 The wall will be the first section of President Donald Trump's border barriers in the Rio Grande Valley, which is the busiest corridor for illegal crossings. |||||
Solution:
A Texas company has become the recipient of a US-Mexico border wall contract as federal authorities fulfill President Trump's first and most contentious campaign promise. Per CBS News, US Customs and Border Protection said Friday that the $145 million contract was awarded to Galveston-headquartered construction company SLSCO. The wall will be built of reinforced concrete and reportedly stand at 18 feet tall and span six miles of border in the Rio Grande Valley. The wall will be the first built under Trump in the Rio Grande Valley, a hot spot for illegal border crossings. According to the Dallas News, SLSCO will begin construction in February. A similar project was previously undertaken at California's border with Mexico, where two miles of 30-foot-high fencing were recently completed. SLSCO will reportedly also add to existing fencing as part of its contract. (Meanwhile, staffers at an Idaho school recently dressed up for Halloween as "stereotypical" Mexicans with a cardboard border wall.)