New Lawsuit Filed to Halt Border Wall Plans in Texas National Park
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
Landowners, ranchers, and business owners in the Big Bend region of Texas, along with a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the area's landscape and heritage, are filing a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's plans to build a wall and other border infrastructure through this remote part of the state. The lawsuit, filed by Conserve Big Bend and supported by dozens of landowners, comes as the government ramps up a $46 billion effort to cover nearly 2,000 miles of the southern border with a combination of 30-foot steel bollard walls, road barriers, and technology aimed at preventing the entry of smugglers and migrants. In Texas, the effort has faced numerous lawsuits and bipartisan opposition from sheriffs, elected officials, tour guides, environmental groups, and landowners. Officials supporting the wall 'are sadly unprepared for the hornet's nest they stirred up because they had no idea how much we love this place,' said David Keller, an archaeologist and historian specializing in Big Bend who lives in the region.
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