TX-23 resident brief · Border
Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend
· Reported by Big Bend Sentinel (Marfa)
Bottom line
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting ground-distrurbing border barrier construction in the Big Bend region, ruling the government’s constitutional claims were likely to succeed.
Why it matters in TX-23
Residents in Presidio and Hudspeth counties, including ranchers and river guides, are temporarily protected from losing land and river access to the wall while the lawsuit continues.
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