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Big Bend Residents Fight Border Wall | Spokane News
Residents of Texas’ Big Bend region are sounding the alarm as proposed border wall construction bulldozes through parts of Big Bend National Park, threatening not just the landscape but their tourism-driven economy. Longtime locals call it an invasion and warn of irreversible damage to a cherished natural treasure. This isn’t new—Congress has poured billions into wall projects, often waiving environmental rules to speed things up, echoing past controversies like the destruction of ancient cottonwood trees in Arizona. Beyond land, sacred sites in New Mexico face disruption, with lawsuits…
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