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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) - A top Border Patrol official told Rio Grande Valley leaders and residents Saturday that the agency erred in secretly drawing a map of planned border fencing and would be more forthcoming about the plans.
"We did not do a very good job out the gate of sharing information," said Ron Colburn, deputy chief of the U.S. Border Patrol. "We will be absolutely transparent with all information short of classified intelligence."
Colburn was a panelist at a meeting organized by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, who has pledged to hold Department of Homeland Security Chief Michael Chertoff to a promise to consult with border leaders before erecting a fence on the Texas-Mexico border.
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