Big Bend Under Construction | Texas News

Federal contractors are bulldozing through Big Bend National Park—building roads, barriers, and surveillance systems despite skipping environmental reviews. A judge has greenlit the work, sparking outrage from locals who call the land “Texas’ gift to the nation” and warn of irreversible damage. Though Customs claims the upgrades will stop illegal crossings (which have actually dropped), heavy machinery is already on-site. Critics fear this is just the start of a larger assault on the park’s wild heart—and that the border crackdown is expanding beyond parks, now targeting private lands in West Texas with miles of steel fencing. The fight is far from over. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/d016afeaa8f6e5d1