"I stand with the Keep Big Bend Wild coalition"
I stand with the Keep Big Bend Wild coalition in their mission to secure official Wilderness designation for Big Bend National Park's untouched backcountry. This fight isn't new—the National Park Service first championed it in 1974, during my tenure as Director, and reaffirmed the call in 1978. Now, it's time for Congress to act. By enshrining permanent, statutory protection, we can ensure Big Bend’s breathtaking landscapes remain shielded from policy shifts or development threats. It's heartening to see the backing of former NPS Directors, united in our commitment to safeguarding America's wilderness legacy so future generations can continue to embrace its solitude, beauty, and ecological richness."
~ Ronald H. Walker, NPS Director 1973-1975
The Big Bend Sentinel | Head of Homeland Security to meet with area officials today on border wall issues
Update: Two judges report Mullin was a no-show.
NYTimes | Satellite Images Contradict Border Agency on Construction in Big Bend
Customs and Border Protection claimed that construction on a border security project in Big Bend National Park in Texas was limited to “survey and design” work. Visual Investigations’ satellite[…]
NBC News | Federal judge orders DHS to pause construction of border wall in Big Bend National Park
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to halt its construction of a border wall inside Big Bend National Park in Texas until September 15, as[…]
Rio Grande Guardian | Cornyn: The requests of border leaders seem very reasonable to me
Texas has always worked cooperatively with the Department of Homeland Security on border security, and we fully support strong border security measures to stop the flow of illegal aliens,[…]
Across the Americas | Watch: Texas Senator on the Indigenous lawsuit to stop CBP from building through Big Bend
Texas state senator Roland Gutierrez, one of the attorneys in a lawsuit filed on Friday to halt U.S. Customs and Border Protection construction at Big Bend National Park, spoke[…]
Across the Americas | CBP bends to public pressure on Big Bend, Abbott takes credit
All border security construction inside Big Bend National Park is being temporarily suspended, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott posted to X on Monday. Hours later, Gov.[…]
Our Public Lands and Waters | Big Bend National Park Border Contract Could Fund the Entire Park for 210 Years
“This decision will be remembered by generations of Texans—and all Americans—as a waste of our money and an assault on not just our iconic desert but on the values[…]
Bellingcat | Satellite Imagery Documents New Border Patrol Road Construction in Big Bend National Park
Satellite images obtained and analysed by Bellingcat show over five miles of new road constructed in Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas, part of a US Customs and[…]
Reporterre | ” A sigh of relief “: Trump suspends his anti-immigration project in a national park
Faced with cross-party mobilization, the Trump administration has finally suspended its anti-immigration project at the border with Mexico, in Big Bend National Park, until further notice. Opponents, however, remain[…]
The Texas Tribune | Cornered by Big Bend backlash, Texas Republicans tread carefully around Trump
For over a generation, Texas Republicans have owned the politics of the southern border. Now the Trump administration’s latest border project has them cornered, stuck between constituents outraged over federal[…]
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