TERLINGUA, TEXAS - APRIL 12: From an aerial view, tourists visit the iconic Starlight Theater on April 12, 2026 in Terlingua Ghost Town, Texas. A Trump Administration plan to extend the U.S.-Mexico border wall into the region has sparked rare bi-partisan unity among Texans against construction through one of the most rugged and pristine parts of the United States. Most local residents are employed directly or indirectly in the tourism industry, with recreational access to the Rio Grande a key component to the region's success. Critics of the construction also say there is no actual need for a wall there to stem immigration, citing the low number of people who attempt to cross through the region's forbidding terrain. (Credit: Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
An economic development organization representing the city of Presidio and Presidio County has sued the Trump administration over plans to expand border barriers and surveillance infrastructure in Texas' Big Bend region, arguing the project could increase the risk of flooding and damage existing flood-control systems.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Washington, D.C., by Democracy Forward on behalf of the Presidio Municipal Development District, alleges the federal government failed to obtain required authorization before planning construction along the Presidio Flood Control Project, a levee system managed by the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission.
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