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Politics● LowSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 9:22 PM

Trump administration begins construction on Texas’s Big Bend border wall

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

The Trump administration began construction on a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting through southwest Texas’s Big Bend region despite local leaders’ pushback against the project. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) told the Associated Press Friday that installation of 30-foot panels was already underway along this portion southern border. The construction started earlier this…

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