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The Trump administration is facing scrutiny over its billion-dollar border wall contracts in Texas’ Big Bend region

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded most new Texas border wall contracts to two firms. One has faced legal issues and shoddy construction claims.

The Texas Tribune

$1.7 billion contract awarded “for border wall in Big Bend” amid public confusion over construction plans

A Customs and Border Protection statement said the funding would not be used for “a 30-foot-high barrier" in the region’s parks, echoing a previous commitment from a top CBP official.

The Texas Tribune

Big Bend border wall plans canceled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says

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.

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Trump’s latest border wall plans to slice through Big Bend national park: ‘Our lives are being upended’

The rural Texas region, long spared, is being fast-tracked for the border wall amid bipartisan opposition

The Guardian - US

ProPublica and The Texas Tribune name five newsroom partners for investigative initiative

Big Bend Sentinel, the Houston Chronicle, KRIS 6 News in Corpus Christi, KXAN Investigates in Austin and the Texas Observer will report on state and federal efforts to restrict local control.

The Texas Tribune

Texas revolt erases hundreds of miles of Trump border wall

"I wish the president would be more informed as to what's going on," one sheriff said.

Axios

Thousands in Texas protest against border wall through national park: ‘big love for Big Bend’

Rally met with bipartisan support after US border patrol revealed plans for steel wall across parts of beloved parks

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'Manufactured crisis' - Armoured vehicles and 500 troops deployed to one of America’s most popular national parks to curb border crossings

Trump administration slammed for 'xeonphobia' as military forces descend on Big Bend National Park, despite relatively low number of incidents

Advnture

Missing hiker found dead in extreme heat in Texas National Park – here's what we know so far

The Big Bend National Park in Texas is widely regarded as one of America's most dangerous, featuring extreme heat and unforgiving terrain

Advnture

Watch: Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida as ‘unsurvivable’ Category 4 storm

Watch from Clearwater, Florida, on Friday 27 September after Hurricane Helene roared ashore the state's Big Bend region as one of the most powerful storms to hit the United States.

The Independent UK

Hurricane Helene Could Bring Deadly 20' Storm Surge To Florida, 18" Of Rain

It is expected to slam into the state's Big Bend region late Thursday as a 'major hurricane'

International Business Times

Calling All Marfans: Mystery Lights Inspire Annual Celebration

The annual Marfa Lights Festival brings together artists, tourists, and even Indigenous residents of the Big Bend region.

Texas Observer

A Very Dangerous Place to Be Pregnant Is Getting Even Scarier

Texas leads the US in maternity ward closures, and nowhere is this more of an issue than in the western part of the state.

Businessweek

A ‘second chance’: Oak tree thought to be extinct discovered in Texas

Somewhere on the rugged, pathless hills of Big Bend National Park, under the sweltering Texas sun, a singular tree stands apart from the rest. At least for the people who know what they are looking for.

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