A Brownsville man working as a border wall contractor was arrested Tuesday after a truck and trailer carrying an excavator … More
Category: Border
Presidio County sheriff opposes continuous border wall, urges location-specific approach
Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez is urging federal officials to reconsider plans for a continuous border wall through the county, … More
1.3 billion gallons: Jeff Davis water board approves member’s wells
The Jeff Davis County Underground Water Conservation District approved requests Tuesday allowing one of its own board members to pump … More
Former LULAC president, Texas lawmaker Domingo Garcia joins opposition to border wall in Porvenir
Domingo Garcia, a prominent Texas attorney, former state lawmaker and former national president of one of the nation’s oldest Latino … More
Big Bend’s Los Diablos Fire Crew Sidelined After Cross-Border Authorization Ends
Los Diablos, a Mexican wildland firefighting crew that has helped protect Big Bend National Park and communities across the United … More
CBP commissioner meets with Big Bend officials, plans park visit Wednesday
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott met Tuesday with local officials and other stakeholders to discuss border security … More
Paxton’s record shows years of support for border wall as Big Bend controversy grows
As opposition grows over the Trump administration’s border construction project in Big Bend National Park, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton … More
CBP chief defends Big Bend border project as opposition grows
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott is defending plans for new vehicle barriers, patrol roads and surveillance infrastructure … More
Bulldozers are clearing land at mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park
Bulldozers are clearing land at the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon as federal border construction moves into one of the … More
Big Bend closes roads as Homeland Security infrastructure construction moves forward
Big Bend National Park has announced new temporary road closures tied to a Department of Homeland Security infrastructure project, adding … More