Topic: big bend

An excavator plows through land during construction for a section of border wall near Santa Elena Canyon on August 14, 2026 in Big Bend National Park, Texas. Contractors have begun construction of the Trump administration’s 30-foot southern border wall through Big Bend National Park. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Texas GOP cornered by Big Bend backlash

Alejandro Serrano, Gabby Birenbaum - The Texas Tribune