# Landowners in Texas’ Big Bend Region Fight Trump Administration’s Attempts To Seize Land for Border Wall

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/landowners-in-texas-big-bend-region-fight-trump-administrations-attempts-to-seize-land-for-border-wall/
- Published: 2026-10-19T09:15:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Attribution: “West Texas – Big Bend National Park” by G. Yancy via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by C.J. Ciaramella. Reason – October 16, 2026. The Trump administration’s attempts to fast-track construction of the president’s long-promised border wall through Texas’ remote Big Bend region have ground to a halt amid fierce opposition, protests, and legal challenges from landowners and conservation groups. A federal judge on Wednesday released an opinion explaining her decision to issue a preliminary injunction blocking border wall construction through the Big Bend area. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone found that the plaintiffs, which included the Center for Biological Diversity and several longtime residents of the region, had shown a substantial threat of irreparable harm if the construction project is allowed to continue. […] Click here to view the original article at www.reason.com