Originally posted May 27, 2026
Is the Trump administration building a segment of the border wall in Big Bend National Park? That’s the question that’s at the heart of a public debate in West Texas right now. The Department of Homeland Security says no, after scoring billions of dollars in federal contracts for construction in the Big Bend region. One contract won by a New Mexico-based contractor is worth $1.7 billion, for a project labelled “border wall” on the federal spending database.
The Department of Homeland Security has also waived a series of environmental protections to begin construction in the Big Bend region. So far, none of those waivers applies to the national park itself. Community members in the region have been speaking out against any kind of construction in Big Bend.
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