Marfa Public Radio | Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here’s where things stand.

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Javier Sanchez stands in his front yard in Lobo, Texas, as trucks delivering dirt to a new “man camp” for border wall construction workers drive past. “We lost all our tranquility,” he said.

Marfa Public Radio | Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here’s where things stand.

Originally posted May 22, 2026

Since news first surfaced late last year that border walls could be built for the first time in the Big Bend region of West Texas, the story has been marked by shifting, unannounced changes to the plan and few clearly communicated details from the Trump administration.

Marfa Public Radio has been closely following developments in the story over the past few months.

Here’s where things stand.

Will there be a border wall anywhere in the Big Bend region?

Yes, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s latest plans.

Read the full article at Marfa Public Radio.

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