Despite "no wall" being planned for Big Bend National Park at Texas' southern border, a $1.7 billion contract has been ...

Since news first surfaced late last year that border walls could be built for the first time in the Big Bend region of West ...

While the federal government hasn’t made a public statement about its plans, official maps show a “virtual wall” going through the region rather than a physical barrier.

Visitors at Texas' Big Bend National Park look toward the Rio Grande separating Mexico and the United States on Feb. 22, 2025 ...

The Department of Homeland Security has released little information to the public on its plans to build new border ...

CBP Awards $1.7 Billion Texas Big Bend Border Region Contract ...

Texans across the political spectrum opposed wall construction in the national park. Now the agency’s plans include roadways and digital surveillance to monitor the rugged region.

The Trump administration appeared to be backing off plans to build a border wall through Big Bend National Park and an adjacent state park, but unexpected activity has locals on edge.

Since early 2026, a bipartisan coalition of local residents in the Big Bend region has banded together to fight against a border wall in the area​.

Two hours from the closest stoplight, the Rio Grande runs through rugged canyons under the darkest skies in the Lower 48 states, carving cliffs that drop 1,500 feet below the desert floor of the ...