Opponents Urge Texas Officials to Halt Border Wall Plans Near Big Bend Parks
Opponents say the project would cut through more than 48 miles of park land and threaten wildlife, trails and tourism, according to testimony.
- On Wednesday, hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission meeting in Austin, demanding state leaders halt planned border barrier construction across more than 48 miles of state park land.
- Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott paused barrier construction in Big Bend National Park late last week after photos of bulldozer activity sparked global headlines and prompted his planned evaluation.
- West Texas residents and conservationists warn the project threatens 80 archeological sites and ranching access, arguing infrastructure would cause irreversible damage to the region's environment, economy, and natural beauty.
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed credit for the pause on Monday, stating Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin assured him there would be no barrier construction at Big Bend National Park.
- Despite the pause, organizers with No Big Bend Wall continue advocating for a total halt to infrastructure plans, arguing federal agencies are bypassing state environmental and legal protections.
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Texas Standard
Opponents of Big Bend border construction take protest to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Those opposed to a border barrier through the Big Bend region say the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department should be doing more to stop the construction on state land.
By Ashley Killough, CNN. As the federal government keeps construction on border security infrastructure in Texas' Big Bend National Park on hold, opponents of the project attended a state commission meeting Wednesday, often making emotional pleas in hopes of persuading the court to block it. The post What's the controversial border security project in and around Texas' Big Bend National Park? appeared first on KRDO.
The Big Bend Sentinel
Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners inundated with border wall concerns during annual meeting
This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission’s annual public hearing kicked off Wednesday with an unusually festive scene outside the agency’s Austin offices: a tailgate party where hundreds of people from around the state cooked out, shared cold drinks and talked about the reason they’d come — the potential construction of border barriers through state park property in far West Texas. Cardboard cut-ou…
Border Report Live: Groups seek permanent pause on Big Bend construction
In the latest edition of Border Report Live, Laiken Jordahl, of the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity, joins host Sandra Sanchez live from Big Bend National Park, in West Texas, where he describes the "devastating destruction" of the land by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Trump's border plans spark controversy at Texas national park
The Trump administration’s border construction plans inside a Texas national park have hit a wall: resistance from community members ranging from environmental activists to county sheriffs. Last year, news broke that the federal government was planning to build more than 100 miles of border wall through the Big Bend region, including inside Big Bend National [...]
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