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Texas sheriffs, judges, ranchers oppose Big Bend border wall plans
Opponents say the wall would harm wildlife and tourism; Big Bend National Park drew 561,459 visitors in 2024, generating $63.7 million for local economies, groups said.
- More than 130 conservation groups and businesses urged Congress to block border wall funding in the Homeland Security appropriations bill, pressing for a ban in Big Bend parks.
- DHS released planning maps last month showing walls along every reachable stretch of the Rio Grande in both parks, while contractors have been surveying inside Big Bend National Park, DHS says 'still in the planning stages'.
- Tourism-Dependent communities say a wall would threaten jobs and revenue, citing 56.8 million dollars generated by parks in 2024, with advocates warning of irreversible damage, including to wildlife and access.
- Big Bend's parks protect more than 1.1 million acres along the Rio Grande, including federally designated Wild and Scenic stretches, which would be severed by a border wall, advocates say.
- Advocates and local officials are urging Congress to include a funding ban in the Homeland Security appropriations bill, as the Big Bend Sector accounts for just 1.3% of apprehensions and border apprehensions are at historic lows.
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Pacific Daily News
Terrell County sheriff: Virtual wall, countersurveillance better options than border wall
(The Center Square) – A 26-year Border Patrol veteran, U.S. Air Force veteran and now Terrell County Sheriff Thad Cleveland says what law enforcement needs in the Big Bend region of Texas is a virtual wall and countersurveillance technology, not…
Congress Urged to Block Border Wall Construction Through Texas’ Big Bend Parks
Center for Biological Diversity: TERLINGUA, Texas— More than 130 conservation groups, outfitters and rural Texas businesses urged Congress today to block federal funding for border wall construction in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.
Daily Journal
Texas sheriffs, judges, ranchers oppose Big Bend border wall plans
(The Center Square) – Last month, prior to Kristi Noem being removed as Department of Homeland Security Secretary, a series of controversial multimillion dollar border wall construction contracts were inked, including in Big Bend National Park and in the U.S.…
Leaders, activists oppose border wall
Leaders, activists oppose border wall Kara Gerbert Wed, 03/11/2026 - 17:00 Subheader body BIG BEND In-page image(s) X Body Effective February 17, 2026, then Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem published in the Federal Register that, due to the large numbers of illegal aliens coming across in the Big Bend Sector, along with large amounts of narcotics, that she would be waiving 28 different protection laws, including the Nati…
Border Wall Opposition – 710am KURV
The sheriffs of five West Texas counties have joined together to oppose a proposed border wall through Big Bend National Park. Sheriff Thad Cleveland says that he supports the president’s immigration plan but, in this case, it’s not needed. He says that part of the state is protected by mountains and deserts that make crossing nearly impossible.
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