Large sections of the Big Bend border with Mexico are slated for new "primary border wall" construction. Contracts for the 111-mile stretch could be awarded within weeks. Environmental advocates warn ...

REDFORD, Texas—Plans for a border wall through the Big Bend region of West Texas are raising alarms among residents and elected officials. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to build ...

A border wall being built through the Big Bend region of West Texas is slated for completion in 2028, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. On Feb. 17, the DHS announced that Parsons ...

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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A somber procession lit up the night sky as law enforcement agencies from across the Houston area honored Fort Bend County Deputy Kenneth Lewis. The veteran deputy died Monday ...

Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and ICN reporters as they discuss one of the week’s top stories. Building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has been a signature issue for ...

Beloved historic and natural treasures across the Texas–Mexico border are under threat as President Donald Trump’s mandate to “seal” the nation’s nearly 2,000-mile-long southern border accelerates. It ...

The Trump administration is planning to build a border wall along Big Bend National Park in Texas—and a newly updated prospective map shows its proposed footprint. On February 17, Inside Climate News ...

An early morning view along the Rio Grande looking towards Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park. Park conservation advocates are raising concerns this week after President Donald Trump’s ...

Towering steel barriers could soon cut across one of Texas' most remote and iconic landscapes. Until recently, CBP's public map labeled the entire 800,000-acre national park as a "technology only" ...

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