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Politics● LowOct 2 · Oct 2, 2026, 9:09 PM

Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend National Park

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A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region.  Judge Kathleen Cardone, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote that the administration can’t “build border barrier or related infrastructure, or engage in any construction or ground disturbing activities” in the region. “The Court finds that Plaintiffs…

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