Big Bend pushback trims Trump's border wall plan
TL;DR
West Texas locals and officials have pressured federal authorities to shrink the Big Bend segment of Trump’s border-wall plan to about 175 miles of steel barrier amid concerns over watersheds, wildlife, archaeology, night skies, and private property values; areas near Big Bend National Park remain in planning, while sheriffs urge a technology-driven, terrain-informed approach. Survey work starts mid-April with ground-breaking planned for June, and nationwide wall construction was 35.9 miles complete as of mid-February.
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- Photos: A Floating Protest Against a Border Wall in Big Bend Texas Monthly
- Protesters gather in Austin to defend Big Bend against proposed border wall KUT
- Federal map shows no plan for border wall through Big Bend The Texas Tribune
- Plan to build border wall along the Rio Grande in Texas threatens prehistoric rock art, locals warn The Art Newspaper
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