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- Wall construction would push EMS resources past the brink
Presidio With border wall construction still possible through Presidio County and Big Bend State Park, residents and officials are growing increasingly worried about the impact that wall construction would have on the fragile local EMS system. Their concerns have been met with silence from state and federal officials… Read more: Wall construction would push EMS resources past the brink - Area governments pass resolutions against the wall
The list of local governments adding their names to concerns over a border wall is growing. Alpine kicked off the movement with a resolution last week. The Presidio Municipal Development District followed, as did the Marfa City Council and Brewster and Jeff Davis counties on Tuesday and Presidio… Read more: Area governments pass resolutions against the wall - Sheriffs unite against border wall
A coalition of border sheriffs gather in Marfa Monday to express their strong opposition to the proposed construction of a border wall in the Big Bend Area. The coalition includes Thaddeus Cleveland of Terrell County, Arvin West of Hudspeth County, Ronnie Dodson of Brewster County, Oscar Carrillo of… Read more: Sheriffs unite against border wall - Montana firm awarded $960 million contract for Presidio County wall construction
County records show company sought permits before contract was awarded On March 5, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) awarded Barnard Construction Company of Bozeman, Montana, a $960,423,540 contract for a “border barrier construction project” that will follow the course of the Rio Grande from the Hudspeth-Jeff Davis… Read more: Montana firm awarded $960 million contract for Presidio County wall construction - It’s not over: Walls are still on the map
Big Bend National Park safe for now On March 5, as Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was stepping down from her position, the lines on a proposed border wall map mysteriously changed to remove Big Bend National Park from a designation that would make steel walls… Read more: It’s not over: Walls are still on the map
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- 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…
- 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...
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- 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.)