Big Bend is under threat
A proposed border wall threatens the profound beauty & wild landscape
of texas’ rio grande corridor
What We know
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is currently working to fast-track border wall construction across Texas’ Big Bend region from fort quitman to lake amistad, including segments affecting Big Bend National Park, Big Bend Ranch State Park, black gap wma, and seminole canyon state park.
the quick facts
+ $2.1B in contracts already awarded for wall construction in Presidio and Hudspeth counties
+ 400+ private landowners stand to lose access to the Rio Grande due to the proposed border wall
+ Construction planned for Texas Gems: Big Bend National Park & Big Bend Ranch State Park
+ DHS is waiving 31 federal laws, including National Environmental Policy Act, National Historic Preservation Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
are you an affected landowner?
our National park, State Parks, & the wild & scenic rio grande river
are still at risk
What is the
Big Bend Sector ?
+ THE BIGGEST BORDER PATROL SECTOR IN THE U.S.
+ INCLUDES THE ENTIRE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
+ MAKES UP LESS THAN 2% OF ALL ANNUAL APPREHENSIONS
+ APPREHENSIONS ARE DOWN 74% IN 2025
IN FEBRUARY 2026, FORMER DHS SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM
WAIVED 28 PROTECTIVE FEDERAL LAWS
AND FAST-TRACKED THE BIG BEND SECTOR BORDER WALL BY SAYING,
“the big bend region is an area of high illegal activity”
the data tells a very different story:
big bend is a historically
low crossing sector.
the data
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STATE OR FEDERAL TRANSPARENCY
ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS
FOR THE BORDER
THE ONLY PUBLIC INFORMATION AVAILABLE ARE CONTRACTS AWARdED ON USASPENDING.GOV AND A CBP MAP THAT can be updated and HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC AT ANY TIME.
who we are
no big bend wall
