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Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park

Feds pausing Big Bend border construction while CBP commissioner visits the park
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by Gabby Birenbaum, Uriel J. García and Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune August 17, 2026 WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground evaluation,” reversin...

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