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CBP Halts Big Bend Construction for Personal Review by Commissioner
Commissioner Rodney Scott paused all bulldozer work in the 800,000-acre national park after footage of the unannounced project drew bipartisan opposition.
44 Texas Lawmakers Press Abbott to Block Big Bend Border Construction
A bipartisan group of state legislators says CBP's access roads, vehicle barriers and detection gear threaten a park that accounts for under 1 percent of border crossings.
Bulldozers Move Into Big Bend as Border Wall Splits Texas Republicans
Construction began Aug. 4 inside Big Bend National Park despite CBP data showing the sector recorded the fewest illegal crossings of any Southwest sector this fiscal year.