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City poll: 51% of respondents prefer no new barrier; dual-purpose flood wall favored over traditional steel barrier

Laredo City Council (workshop) · January 16, 2026
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Summary

A city-commissioned representative poll of 715 residents found roughly half prefer no new barrier; among those who favor some measure, a dual-purpose flood-and-security wall ranked higher than a traditional steel or concrete wall. Majorities opposed eminent domain for private land.

The city’s consultant presented results from a two-phase poll at the Jan. 16 workshop: a representative multimodal poll (715 completes; margin of error about ±3.7 percentage points) and a public web survey (249 completes).

The consultant summarized that, when asked to rank options if new barriers were built, 50–51% of respondents selected “no new barrier” as their first choice, about 30% chose a dual-purpose flood wall that also provides security, and roughly 19% chose a conventional…

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