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Texas landowners sue Trump administration over $46B border wall project

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Landowners in Texas' Big Bend region are actively resisting a $46 billion border wall project initiated by the Trump administration. Despite the administration's authority and waivers of environmental protections, local opposition, including lawsuits and protests, has significantly slowed construction. The project faces challenges due to low illegal crossing rates in the area and a surge of bipartisan opposition, making the Big Bend region a critical test for the administration's border fortification plans. AI

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Texas landowners sue Trump administration over $46B border wall project

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · The Associated Press, Rebecca Santana ·

    ‘If we had rolled over, the wall would be up’: Texas landowners sue and protest against Trump’s $46 billion border project

    They are refusing to give up land in Big Bend for the border wall, forcing the Justice Department toward eminent-domain fights

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