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Border wall won't be in Big Bend parks, officials say; advocates vow to keep fighting against wall on private land

On a sunny day in early March, Brewster County Sheriff Ronny Dodson spent an entire day with a CBS News Texas crew. He drove a producer and photojournalist from his home base in Alpine to Presidio, ...
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Border wall construction begins at Mount Cristo Rey, impacting wildlife corridor

SUNLAND PARK, NEW MEXICO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection began border wall construction last month on Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain straddling southern New Mexico and Mexico with views overlooking ...
Washington Examiner

Trump is building a ‘smart wall’ on border. Here’s what that means

President Donald Trump is swiftly moving forward with a keystone campaign promise from his first term: to build the border wall. Within six months of returning to the White House, Trump has been able ...
NPR

In West Texas, an unlikely alliance stands against extending the border wall

REDFORD, Texas — On a quiet spring morning, Joe Pineda drives across his land near the Rio Grande, pointing out where he runs cattle and grows alfalfa and the family cemetery that dates back to the ...
The New York Times

A Border Wall Plan Unites Republicans and Democrats in Texas: ‘This Is Insane’

Plans for a wall in Big Bend National Park prompted public protests and behind-the-scenes lobbying to sway the Trump administration to stop. Raymond Skiles, a retired ranger for Big Bend National Park ...