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Border Report – $1.7 billion contract awarded ‘for border wall in Big Bend’ amid public confusion over construction plans

Posted on May 21, 2026

(Texas Tribune) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a $1.7 billion federal contract listed for border wall construction in the Big Bend region, fueling public confusion over the project after a previous assurance from a top agency official that no barriers would be built at the region’s national park. The contract, awarded May 11, […]  Read: Read More 

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