Dossier
Big Bend area
Coverage of Big Bend area in the Nexus archive.
- A federal judge lets DHS proceed with a border wall through a small Texas town’s levee system
A federal judge allowed the Department of Homeland Security to proceed with building a border wall through Presidio, Texas's levee system, rejecting the town's claims that the wall could cause flooding and violate the law. The decision supports the Trump administration's efforts to construct a $46 billion border wall, despite opposition from environmental groups and others.
- Judge declines to block Big Bend area border wall
A federal judge declined to block construction of the Trump administration's border wall in the Big Bend area, ruling that the administration was legally allowed to bypass a federal law. Plaintiffs could not argue the plan violates the law under the given circumstances.