The Trump administration is pushing forward with a $46 billion border wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. In Texas's Big Bend region, landowners are resisting, complicating the project. They argue the wall is unnecessary in an area with rugged terrain and low border crossings. Many are refusing to give up their land, and there have been lawsuits. The administration has waived environmental protections to proceed, but local opposition is strong. Landowners are preparing for court battles, hoping to delay construction until after the midterms, when they believe scrutiny could alter plans.
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Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent last year, listens to attorney Christopher Parente at a press conference Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Attorney Christopher Parente, right, talks to media as Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent last year, listens to him at a press conference Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent last year, listens to attorney Christopher Parente at a press conference Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent last year, listens to attorney Michael Gallagher at a press conference Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent last year, listens to attorney Michael Gallagher at a press conference Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Attorney Michael Gallagher, right, talks to media as attorney Christopher Parente, center, and Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent last year, listens to him at a press conference Monday, Oct. 5, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is considering reducing the scope of a planned border project through Big Bend National Park in Tex…
A bus drives past the security checkpoint at the Dorohusk-Jagodzin border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, Dorohusk, Poland, on Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Attila Husejnow)
COMSTOCK, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, mark…