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Border wall through Big Bend state park in ‘planning stages’ as updated map includes 2-mile barrier
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Ayden Runnels The Texas Tribune , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· July 5, 2026
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A new update to U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s plans for a border wall indicates that 30-foot wall segments will be built in two parts of Big Bend Ranch State Park, the latest in a series of mixed messaging about…
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