- ‘Bearded Man’ detains journalists for hours near the first segment of border wall erected in the Big Bend (September 20, 2026) Read…
- Construction begins on Big Bend area border wall, Marfa Public Radio (September 18, 2026) Read…
- Terrell County tables vote on airport lease to wall contractor (September 15, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend landowners file suit over border wall (September 14, 2026) Read…
- Landowners set for legal announcement regarding border wall on Monday (September 11, 2026) Read…
- Jeff Davis commissioners schedule Monday meeting for comment on road-use agreement (September 11, 2026) Read..
- Head of Homeland Security was a no-show for planned meeting with county judges (September 11, 2026) Read…
- City official: Wall contractor closes Highway 90 in Alpine after his truck smashes railroad bridge (September 10, 2026) Read…
- Head of Homeland Security to meet with area officials today on border wall issues (September 9, 2026) Read…
- Democratic candidates visit county on Labor Day weekend (September 8, 2026) Read…
- Commenters clash with commissioners over Jeff Davis County road agreement (September 8, 2026) Read…
- A gift in the midst of war (September 1, 2026) Read…
- Caravan offers solidarity for wall protesters (August 31, 2026) Read…
- Border Projects Could Complicate the Return of Bears to Texas, Marfa Public Radio (August 27, 2026) Read…
- 1.3 billion gallons of water permitted to landowner in Jeff Davis County (August 26, 2026) Read…
- Wilderness, society and freedom (August 25, 2026) Read…
- Alpine man arrested for stabbing wall contractor’s tire (August 25,, 2026) Read…
- National park fire sparks uproar over the cause, but officials initially said it started with ‘controlled burns’ in Mexico (August 21, 206) Read…
- A temporary halt to national park barrier, road construction follows a fast-paced leveling of the parkland the past week (August 18, 2026) Read…
- Trump administration pauses border construction in Big Bend National Park, Marfa Public Radio (August 17, 2026) Read…
- New wall construction site prompts concerns (August 14, 2026) Read…
- At Big Bend National Park, bulldozers begin clearing pristine desert land for border barrier work, Marfa Public Radio (August 14, 2026) Read…
- Wall path planned through Porvenir massacre site (August 11, 2026) Read…
- Businesses band together to refuse service to contractors (August 11, 2026) Read…
- Man camp construction company owner buys Stillwell Store & RV Park (August 7, 2026) Read…
- More questions than answers as contractors descend upon Big Bend National Park (August 4, 2026) Read…
- Border project contractors arrive in Big Bend National Park as Texas lawmakers call for a pause, Marfa Public Radio (August 4, 2026) Read…
- Judge declines to block Big Bend area border wall, Marfa Public Radio (August 3, 2026) Read…
- Jeff Davis commissioners still working on contractor road agreement (July 31, 2026) Read…
- Border wall contractors ordered to stop unauthorized work on state land (July 31, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend area officials table discussions about road deals with border wall contractors amid local pushback, Marfa Public Radio (July 31, 2026) Read…
- County judge: Officials should be ‘proactive’ in looking at road agreements with wall contractors (July 22, 2026) Read…
- What Is (and Isn’t) Happening with the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas Observer (July 9, 2026) Read…
- Border wall plans near Presidio not finalized, court docs say (July 2, 2026) Read…
- Hudspeth County officials approve border wall contractor’s use of county roads, Marfa Public Radio (July 2, 2026) Read…
- Groundwater meetings become border wall frontline (June 26, 2026) Read…
- Presidio HSI agent, businessman buys land and leases it to a border wall contractor (June 22, 2026) Read…
- Former Big Bend superintendents sound alarm about widespread border construction plans in the national park, Marfa Public Radio (June 22, 2026) Read…
- Presidio development group files suit to block border wall (June 17, 2026) Read…
- Park superintendents pen 2nd letter to DHS (June 16, 2026) Read…
- ‘We already lost it once’: Eminent domain returns to the Big Bend (June 12, 2026) Read…
- Border wall staging site set up in Presidio (June 11, 2026) Read…
- Trump administration will bypass environmental laws for border project in Big Bend National Park, Marfa Public Radio (June 8, 2026) Read…
- Construction start nears for Big Bend area border wall, Marfa Public Radio (June 7, 2026) Read…
- Former National Park superintendents ask DHS not to waive laws for border wall construction (May 28, 2026) Read…
- Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here’s where things stand. Marfa Public Radio (May 22, 2026) Read…
- The Trump administration is facing scrutiny for how it’s handing out billion-dollar border wall contracts, with ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, (May 21, 2026) Read…
- Largest border wall contract in US history to span Big Bend National Park (May 20, 2026) Read…
- New $1.7 billion contract in Big Bend National Park won’t be used for border wall, CBP says, Marfa Public Radio (May 19, 2026) Read…
- Man camp water still under discussion (May 15, 2026) Read…
- Trump administration waiving environmental laws for border roads, vehicle barriers in Big Bend region, Marfa Public Radio (May 14, 2026) Read…
- As border wall looms, locals make a splash at Voices from Both Sides (May 13, 2026) Read…
- Local business owner receives threats as rumors fly (May 13, 2026) Read…
- Engineer approaches county with plans for man camp (May 12, 2026) Read…
- Culberson County officials hear plans for border wall-related ‘man camp,’ Marfa Public Radio (May 12, 2026) Read…
- Officials join for flood assessment (May 7, 2026) Read…
- Protestors set sights on removing concertina wire from the border riverbanks (May 3, 2026) Read…
- Border wall contractor begins moving equipment to the Rio Grande, Marfa Public Radio (May 1, 2026) Read…
- Now you see it, now you don’t (April 29, 2026) Read…
- Pecan farm draws the ire of border wall opposition (April 29, 2026) Read…
- Flood risk study commissioned in Presidio (April 23, 2026) Read…
- Lawsuit challenges waivers used to fast-track Big Bend wall (April 23, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend National Park could see vehicle barriers, patrol roads under latest changes to border wall plans, Marfa Public Radio (April 22, 2026) Read…
- Protestors slam ‘gift’ from wall contractors (April 16, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend residents and national environmental group sue Trump administration over border wall plan, Marfa Public Radio (April 16, 2026) Read…
- Our communities are not afterthoughts (April 16, 2026) Read…
- Cardboard Zoo Collective adds critters to wall protests (April 16, 2026) Read…
- Wall contractors stop work to get ‘ducks in a row’ (April 8, 2026) Read…
- Big Bend communities band together against border wall ‘man camps’ (Updated, April 8, 2026) Read…
- 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…
State and National Reporting
- Federal judge extends pause on Big Bend border security construction, Texas Public Radio (August 28. 2026) Read…
- Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump, The Texas Tribune (August 21, 2026) Read…
- Indigenous group sues to stop border wall on religious grounds, Texas Observer (August 14, 2026) Read…
- Trump’s Border-Wall Construction Is Set to Bulldoze a West Texas Historic Site, Texas Monthly (August 7, 2026) Read…
- ‘I’ve never worked with so many conservatives’: the Texans fighting the Big Bend border wall, The Guardian (July 15, 2026) Read…
- The Most Useless Border Barrier in Texas, Texas Monthly (July 9, 2026) Read…
- Border wall through Big Bend state park in “planning stages” as updated map includes 2-mile barrier, Texas Tribune (July 2, 2026) 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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