A small coffee shop in Terrell County is adding its voice to the debate over a proposed border wall in the Big Bend region.
Ferguson Motors, a café and lodging property in downtown Sanderson, recently displayed colorful handmade pins and a sign reading “Save Big Bend! No Border Wall! ¡No al muro!” alongside the website no-al-muro.com.
The pins feature butterfly designs and the phrase “No Al Muro,” Spanish for “No to the Wall,” reflecting opposition to potential border barrier construction in parks and public lands across the Big Bend region.
The display comes as environmental groups, tourism operators and residents across Far West Texas continue to raise concerns about how a border wall could affect wildlife migration, access to the Rio Grande and the region’s outdoor recreation economy.
Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park are among the landscapes conservation advocates say could be impacted by future barrier construction along the Rio Grande.
Businesses across the region have increasingly weighed in on the issue, which has become a focal point in discussions about border security, tourism and conservation in one of Texas’ most remote and scenic areas.
