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What to know about possible border barriers in Big Bend

The Trump administration has said the remote West Texas region needs measures to stop illegal immigration. But a bipartisan group of elected officials is pushing to halt that plan, especially in the national park.

The Texas Tribune

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash

Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region

Salon

Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump

Most of the state’s GOP leaders have hedged on the White House's plans for the region, welcoming a construction pause without breaking from a president they're loath to cross.

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Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners inundated with border wall concerns during annual meeting

After bulldozers entered Big Bend National Park, hundreds of Texans came to Wednesday’s meeting to ask the agency to keep federal border barriers out of state parks.

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What to know about possible border barriers in Big Bend

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Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park

It was not immediately clear how long CBP plans to implement the pause. The Trump administration had announced plans to build an access road and vehicle barriers in the park.

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Lawsuit seeks to stop Big Bend border wall construction

A tribal nonprofit and an outdoor recreation company filed the federal lawsuit, arguing the work threatens archeological sites and sacred grounds.

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Indigenous Group Sues to Stop Big Bend Border Wall on Religious Grounds

The lawsuit seeks an immediate injunction, arguing that CBP construction and surveying activities in Big Bend violates the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

Texas Observer

Border chief defends billion-dollar plan to erect barriers in national park to ward off ‘cartel activity’

Rodney Scott says the controversial project is needed to keep Big Bend National Park ‘safe, secure, and pristine’

The Independent UK

Trump administration's border barrier project sparks environmental concerns in Texas national park

The Trump administration’s waiver of environmental laws to speed up border barrier construction in Texas’s Big Bend National Park has sparked an outcry from local residents and authorities.

France 24

The Trump administration is facing scrutiny over its billion-dollar border wall contracts in Texas’ Big Bend region

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded most new Texas border wall contracts to two firms. One has faced legal issues and shoddy construction claims.

The Texas Tribune

$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans

A Customs and Border Protection statement said the funding would not be used for “a 30-foot-high barrier" in the region’s parks, echoing a previous commitment from a top CBP official.

The Texas Tribune

Big Bend border wall plans canceled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says

Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.

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Trump’s latest border wall plans to slice through Big Bend national park: ‘Our lives are being upended’

The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan opposition

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ProPublica and The Texas Tribune name five newsroom partners for investigative initiative

Big Bend Sentinel, the Houston Chronicle, KRIS 6 News in Corpus Christi, KXAN Investigates in Austin and the Texas Observer will report on state and federal efforts to restrict local control.

Axios

Texas revolt erases hundreds of miles of Trump border wall

"I wish the president would be more informed as to what's going on," one sheriff said.

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Thousands in Texas protest against border wall through national park: ‘big love for Big Bend’

Rally met with bipartisan support after US border patrol revealed plans for steel wall across parts of beloved parks

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'Manufactured crisis' - Armoured vehicles and 500 troops deployed to one of America’s most popular national parks to curb border crossings

Trump administration slammed for 'xeonphobia' as military forces descend on Big Bend National Park, despite relatively low number of incidents

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Missing hiker found dead in extreme heat in Texas National Park – here's what we know so far

The Big Bend National Park in Texas is widely regarded as one of America's most dangerous, featuring extreme heat and unforgiving terrain

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Watch: Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida as ‘unsurvivable’ Category 4 storm

Watch from Clearwater, Florida, on Friday 27 September after Hurricane Helene roared ashore the state's Big Bend region as one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States.

International Business Times

Hurricane Helene Could Bring Deadly 20' Storm Surge To Florida, 18" Of Rain

It is expected to slam into the state's Big Bend region late Thursday as a 'major hurricane'

Texas Observer

Calling All Marfans: Mystery Lights Inspire Annual Celebration

The annual Marfa Lights Festival brings together artists, tourists, and even Indigenous residents of the Big Bend region.

Businessweek

A Very Dangerous Place to Be Pregnant Is Getting Even Scarier

Texas leads the US in maternity ward closures, and nowhere is this more of an issue than in the western part of the state.

Chicago Tribune

A ‘second chance’: Oak tree thought to be extinct discovered in Texas

Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest. At least for the people who know what they are looking for.

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