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Border wall through Big Bend state park in “planning stages” as updated map includes 2-mile barrier

An online map published by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows plans for a wall near Big Bend Ranch State Park’s westernmost sections closest to the U.S.-Mexico border.

OLLU closes its Center for Mexican American Studies and Research, leaders say shift expands access

The center’s space and its collections will be preserved, officials said, and its work will be divided among multiple departments.

Border Wall Construction Damage to Ancient Sacred Site Revealed in Arizona

Border Wall Construction Damage to Ancient Sacred Site Revealed in ArizonaPhoto by Center for Biological DiversityBy Center for Biological DiversityAJO, Arizona — The Center for Bi...

Texas A&M researchers to examine Big Thicket National Preserve economic value

Grant will fund study of Big Thicket's economic footprint in Southeast Texas The post Texas A&M researchers to examine Big Thicket National Preserve economic value appeared fir...

Trump admin to bypass environmental laws for border project in Big Bend National Park

The Trump administration is once again bypassing federal environmental laws to speed up work on border barriers and related infrastructure in the Big Bend region of West Texas, thi...

Confused about Big Bend area border wall plans? Here's where things stand.

Since news first surfaced late last year that border walls could be built for the first time in the Big Bend region of West Texas, the story has been marked by shifting, unannounce...

Feeling the Stone: An Intuitive Exploration of Rock Art in Big Bend National Park

Many tourists and newcomers visit Marfa and assume that art came to West Texas with Donald Judd. Visitors are often surprised to find out that West Texas has a much older artistic...

What Is (and Isn’t) Happening with the Border Wall in Big Bend

You’ve probably heard about the Trump administration’s plans for a border wall through Big Bend. Or its plans not to build a wall at all, but instead to put up a futuristic forcefi...

West Texas organization sues Trump administration to stop border wall in Big Bend

The lawsuit argues that building a border barrier in Presidio could cause dangerous flooding, endangering homes, farms and agriculture.

Rural Newsrooms at the Frontlines of the Big Bend Wall 

In early 2026, the Trump administration quietly advanced plans to build more than 100 miles of steel border wall through the remote Big Bend region, a rural area in Far West Texas...

Construction start nears for Big Bend area border wall

U.S. Customs and Border Protection says border wall panels will start being installed in the region late this summer or early fall. Multiple signs of construction moving forward ha...

New $4M nature center planned for Wimberley's Blue Hole. Here's what we know.

The $4 million facility will expand Blue Hole's Nature Camp while offering year-round educational programming

Proposed ban on Big Bend border wall fails in U.S. House funding panel

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar sought to bar the Trump administration from using federal funds to build border barriers in the national park, which is rarely traversed by migrants.

Proposed ban on Big Bend border wall fails in US House funding panel

Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar sought to bar the Trump administration from using federal funds to build border barriers in the national park, which is rarely traversed by migrants.

Border Wall Plans Threaten Rural Infrastructure and Cross-Border Life in Big Bend

Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary Celebrations

Spurlino Foundation Discovery CenterSomething exciting has been brewing at Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary in Naples: The new visitor experience, which opened on February 4, 2026, immers...