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In Texas’ Big Bend, landowners dig in as a judge hits pause on Trump’s border wall

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

RUIDOSA, Texas (AP) — Across the southern border, the Trump administration has been moving ahead with a $46 billion border wall project. But in Texas’ Big Bend region, the administration has run up against intense opposition from landowners.

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  1. WCBD News 2

    How Texas landowners are fighting back against Trump's border wall (opens WCBD News 2)

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    RUIDOSA, Texas (AP) — The message from the Trump administration has been clear: It is moving ahead with a $46 billion border wall project stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico. But in Texas’ Big Bend region, the administration has run up against intense opposition from landowners, …

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    In Texas’ Big Bend, landowners dig in as a judge hits pause on Trump’s border wall (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    RUIDOSA, Texas (AP) — Across the southern border, the Trump administration has been moving ahead with a $46 billion border wall project. But in Texas’ Big Bend region, the administration has run up against intense opposition from landowners.

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    How Texas landowners are fighting Trump’s border wall (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Landowners argue the wall is unnecessary in an area with rugged terrain and low border crossings.

  4. Fortune

    ‘If we had rolled over, the wall would be up’: Texas landowners sue and protest against Trump’s $46 billion border project (opens Fortune)

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    They are refusing to give up land in Big Bend for the border wall, forcing the Justice Department toward eminent-domain fights

  5. NOTUS

    How a ‘Hornet’s Nest’ of Angry Texans Is Fighting Trump’s Big Bend Border Wall (opens NOTUS)

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    “Landowner resistance has slowed this project to a crawl,” said David Keller, a landowner suing to stop the plans.

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