West Texas organization sues Trump administration to stop border wall in Big Bend
The district says the project could damage flood-control works and a sensitive tourism corridor, while CBP has earmarked more than $4 billion for related construction.
- On Wednesday, the Presidio Municipal Development District and Democracy Forward filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, seeking to halt border wall construction near Presidio, Texas.
- The lawsuit targets the Trump administration's plan to build 30-foot steel bollards atop the Presidio Flood Control Project levee, alleging violations of the Rivers and Harbors Act requiring U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval.
- Democracy Forward CEO Skye Perryman warned the construction could cause "deadly" flash flooding, compromising critical infrastructure protecting homes and farmland in the 3,000-person community.
- Presidio Mayor John Ferguson "fully supports" the lawsuit, reporting increased work machinery in town, while the Department of Homeland Security declined immediate comment on the legal challenge.
- Plaintiffs argue the case serves as a check on federal overreach, noting the Trump administration has waived environmental laws to expedite border wall contracts totaling $7 billion across the region.
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West Texas group sues Trump admin. over border wall project
A small city economic development group in West Texas sued the Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday to try to block construction on a new border wall project.
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West Texas organization sues Trump administration to stop border wall in Big Bend
An economic development organization for the city of Presidio and Presidio County filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Wednesday, saying the federal government’s plans to install border barriers and other technology along the Rio Grande will cause communities to flood in the Big Bend
Texas development group sues Trump administration over Big Bend border wall plans
A Presidio and Presidio County economic development organization is suing the Trump administration, claiming that plans to build a border wall and other technology will increase the risk of flooding in the Big Bend region.
Lawsuit claims Big Bend area border wall could lead to ‘deadly’ flooding risk
Officials in the small West Texas border city of Presidio are asking a federal judge to temporarily block border wall construction, arguing the plan would leave locals vulnerable to "deadly" flash flooding.
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