Federal Border Wall Action on Texas Land Is Illegal, State Argues
Buckingham said the contractor trespassed and stripped vegetation from leased state land, which the Texas General Land Office says could reduce revenue for the Permanent School Fund.
- On Friday, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham issued a cease-and-desist letter to Customs and Border Protection and contractor Barnard Construction, accusing the firms of illegally clearing over a mile of state-owned land in Presidio County.
- Residents have organized against expanding border barriers in Presidio County, where CBP has pressured landowners throughout the year to surrender access or face eminent domain while seeking to build walls across state-managed property.
- Buckingham reported that Barnard trespassed on three sections of General Land Office-managed land, using heavy equipment that "significantly altered" the terrain and devalued a 10,000-acre lease held by Trans Pecos Ice LLC.
- The agency demanded that CBP, Barnard, and Trans Pecos return the land to its original condition and submit a reclamation plan for approval, though the office has received no response from the entities.
- This dispute highlights tensions over federal border wall construction as the government has awarded Barnard, a Montana-based firm, multiple contracts, complicating state sovereignty over the 13 million acres managed by the agency and revenues for the Permanent School Fund.
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Texas land commissioner sends cease and desist for alleged illegal land clearing in Hudspeth County
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A Texas state agency is pushing back on what it calls illegal entry and unauthorized clearing of more than a mile of state land near the Rio Grande. Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham sent a cease and desist letter Friday to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and a contractor The post Texas land commissioner sends cease and desist for alleged illegal land clearing in Hudspeth County appeared first on KVIA.
Texas Land Commissioner Issues Cease-and-Desist to Border Patrol
Dawn Buckingham wrote in a letter to Border Patrol that a contractor hired by the agency trespassed and altered state lands. The post Texas Land Commissioner Issues Cease-and-Desist to Border Patrol appeared first on Texas Scorecard.
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KRTS 93.5 FM Marfa Public RadioTexas officials order contractor on Big Bend area border wall to halt land clearing
Texas General Land Office Commissioner Dawn Buckingham on Friday sent cease and desist letters to Barnard Construction and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, claiming the border wall contractor had performed “illegal” land clearing work on state-owned land in southern Presidio County.
Border wall contractors ordered to stop unauthorized work on state land
PRESIDIO COUNTY — Montana-based firm Barnard Construction was formally reprimanded by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) on Friday morning after the company illegally cleared more than a mile-long swath of land for border wall construction. The agency’s cease-and-desist marks the first time a State of Texas entity has made any statement on the border wall in the Big Bend — much less take legal action to slow it down. In a press release, GLO Co…
Texas Land Commissioner Orders Halt To CBP’s Unauthorized Land Clearing
GLO-leased land in Presidio County after unauthorized excavation Image by GLOnews releaseTexas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham has issued a cease-and-desist letter to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and its contractor, Barnard Construction, after determining that more than a mile of state land was cleared without authorization. The Texas General Land Office announced the action July 31, alleging that the federal contractor conducted work on…
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