Trump is trashing a national treasure for donors —and Texans can't stop it

Trump is trashing a national treasure for donors —and Texans can't stop it

On August 6, a date that’s been called ‘a day of infamy,’ construction began on Trump’s border wall through Big Bend National Park. Under a $1.7 billion federal contract strongly opposed by Texas locals regardless of party affiliation, Southwest Valley started bulldozing for profit at 8 a.m., razing habitats of threatened species and destroying native vegetation. Running along parts of the Rio Grande, the project threatens mountain lions, black …