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 ...

Society / An excerpt from the new book The Myth of Red Texas. David Griscom Before the rise of the modern GOP, Texas was a hotbed of cowboy strikes, socialist organizers, and radical populists. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Residents in one Carlsbad community are voicing their concerns about a seven-foot-tall fence topped with barbed wire -- a fence they say has been placed around parts of their community illegally for ...

Barbed wire is the type of fencing commonly used on farms to confine livestock, keeping valuable animals safe from predators, motor vehicles, deep water, and other hazards. Good quality barb wire ...