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- Thousands of Texans protest border wall at state Capitol (April 5, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend communities band together against border wall ‘man camps’ (April 4, 2026) Read…
- Back Against the Wall, Sam Karas for Texas Monthly, (April 3, 2026) Read: 14 days no paywall.
Standard link. - Contractors begin work on Chispa Rd. to facilitate border wall construction (April 1, 2026, update April 4) Read…
- Survey markers in state park raises questions about wall plans (March 30, 2026) Read…
- Border landowners to Gov. Abbott: ‘We deserve to be heard’ (March 25, 2026) Read…
- CBP Chief: State park nixed from plans for steel walls (March 23, 2026) Read…
- Border wall plans changed to avoid Big Bend Ranch State Park, Marfa Public Radio (March 23, 2026) Read…
- CBP meetings confirm details on wall construction slated for June (March 20, 2026) Read…
- As Big Bend area border walls move forward, local landowners gear up for a fight, Marfa Public Radio (March 20, 2026) Read…
- Fisher Sand & Gravel awarded $1.2 billion Presidio County wall contract. (March 19, 2026) Read…
- CBP invites officials for brief on wall (March 19, 2026) Read…
- It’s not over: Walls are still on the map (March 10, 2026) Read…
- Montana firm awarded $960 million contract for Presidio County wall construction (March 8, 2026) Read…
- Map now shows no physical wall in the national park (March 6, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend sheriffs speak out against the wall (March 5, 2026) Read…
- Border wall opposition increases political pressure (March 5) Read…
- Trump, your wall would destroy our economy (March 5, 2026) Read…
- Border wall opposition increases political pressure (March 3, 2026) Read…
- Alpine City Council to vote on resolution expressing border wall concerns (March 3,2026) Read…
- Locals give wall contractors grief (February 28, 2026) Read..
- Steel contract signals physical wall construction (February 28, 2026) Read…
- Government documents reveal Big Bend border wall details as opposition grows (Marfa Public Radio, February 27, 2026) Read…
- Local opposition to border wall mounts (February 26, 2026) Read…
- Feds waive environmental protections to fast-track Big Bend wall: Planned projects could also include Big Bend National Park (February 19, 2026) Read…
- A walk on the wild side: We must defend the Ranch (February 19, 2026) Read…
- Border wall plans now set to include Big Bend National Park (February 18, 2026, Marfa Public Radio) Read…
- Border Wall Closes in on Big Bend (February 17, 2026, Inside Climate News) Read…
- The border in my mind (February 12, 2026) Read…
- Border wall to start construction (February 3, 2026) Read…
- Border barriers coming to the Big Bend (October 25, 2025) Read…
- Feds Seek Access to Three Texas State Parks for Border Wall, Inside Climate News (April 2, 2026) Read…
- Along the Rio Grande in Big Bend, Texans unite against Trump wall, USA Today (April 1, 2026) Read…
- A Border Wall Plan Unites Republicans and Democrats in Texas: ‘This Is Insane,’ New York Times (March 30, 2026) Read…
- In the Big Bend Region, Border Wall Construction Comes for Private Lands, Texas Monthly (March. 23, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend Border Wall Blues: A Q&A with Journalist Sam Karas, The Border Chronicle (March 12, 2026) Read…
- Trump is pushing a border wall in my backyard. Tangle (February 28, 2026) Read…
- Texans Love Big Bend for Its Wildness. Trump Wants to Put a Wall Through It. Texas Monthly (Feb. 27, 2026) Read…
- Texas’ Big Bend braces for border wall in national park, worrying local Republicans and Democrats. NBC News (Feb. 27, 2026) Read...
- The Big Bend may soon get a section of physical border wall — and locals aren’t happy, The Texas Standard (Feb. 6, 2026) Read…
Resources
- Letter to landowners with their options, including the threat of eminent domain (Courtesy of Marfa Public Radio reporting.)
- Project description sent to landowners with the letter. (Courtesy of Marfa Public Radio reporting.)
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