Wildlife refuge, historical sites vulnerable to border wall construction

Wildlife refuge, historical sites vulnerable to border wall construction

Environmentalists in South Texas are worried that border wall could be built through a revered wildlife refuge courtesy of the Big Beautiful Bill.

Rio Grande Valley Advocates Urge Congress to Restore Protections for Public Lands In Path of Border Wall

After years of bipartisan carveouts from Congress, plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. By Martha Pskowski Advocates are calling for the Homeland Security funding bill, currently being negotiated, to include protections for Texas parks and cultural heritage sites in the path of the border wall.