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At Big Bend National Park, bulldozers begin clearing land for border barrier work

NPR | By Carlos Morales
Published August 14, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

In the Big Bend area of West Texas, contractors are beginning to set the stage for construction of the Trump administration's planned border wall and barriers, despite bipartisan opposition.

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Carlos Morales