Environment ❯ Conservation ❯ National Parks

Big Bend National Park

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Judge Blocks Border Construction Across Texas’s Big Bend Sector

Construction is halted with DHS waivers suspended pending court review of whether the agency unlawfully bypassed environmental and preservation laws.

Work in Big Bend National Park Halted as Parties Agree Temporary Pause

Federal Border Work Halted Inside Big Bend as Court Reviews Legal Challenge

Feds Pause Construction in Big Bend National Park

Bulldozers Move Into Big Bend as Border Infrastructure Work Advances

Tohono O'odham Nation Bars Contractors With 'No Trespassing' Signs and Puts Police on Alert

Early Smart Wall Work Begins in Big Bend Region

CBP Moves to Begin Smart Wall Panel Installation in Texas’ Big Bend

DHS Waives Environmental Rules for Big Bend as New Lawsuit Challenges Plans

Administration Confirms 17 Miles of Vehicle Barriers Planned Through Big Bend Parks

CBP Shifts Big Bend Border Plan to Detection Tech as Texas Coalition Moves to Block Funded Wall

CBP Signals Tech Over Wall in Big Bend as Opponents Press Congress

Bipartisan Backlash Builds as DHS Fast-Tracks Big Bend Border Wall