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Sep 22, 2026
Jay WeberHOST
There's a part of Texas along the Rio Grande where there's been a particular mix of angry activists and ranchers and local government leaders who have over the years vowed that, by God, we are not going to allow Trump's border wall to come through here.
Jay WeberHOST
This is around Comstock, Texas, in the so-called Big Bend area.
Jay WeberHOST
If you can envision a map of Texas and can see that western edge of Texas that's partially defined by the Rio Grande, there's a bulge where the river bends and flows northward for a while before continuing southeast.
Jay WeberHOST
Yeah, that's the Big Bend region of Texas.
Jay WeberHOST
And this is where this combination of activists and Democrats and ranchers have vowed, by God, a border wall will never cut through here.
Jay WeberHOST
This week's news, the Trump administration has started building the first panels of border wall in the Big Bend region.
Jay WeberHOST
Fantastic.
Jay WeberHOST
This is a stretch of about 50 to 100 miles in West Texas that has been the subject of heated local opposition to any sort of border wall.
Chris CoraggioCORRESPONDENT
I'm Chris Coraggio.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
Despite bipartisan pushback against the project, reports now say the Trump administration has started construction of a border wall, cutting through the Big Bend region of Texas.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
Anna Beasley lives near where the fencing's being erected.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
She says she and others who live in the region have been arguing for months the area has the lowest rate of illegal immigration along the southern border.
Anna BeasleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Big Bend sector is 26% of the southern border, but we make up 1.3% of Alabama.
Anna BeasleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
on exactly why they're.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
And she claims there's been a real lack of transparency from the federal government.
MattHOST
Now let's move over to Homeland Operations for a moment.
MattHOST
Customs and Border Protection said construction of the border wall through the Big Bend region of Texas began on Friday, 18 September.
MattHOST
Now CBP said the agency has doubled the pace of construction on the US-Mexico border.
MattHOST
Activists said they will continue to oppose the construction of the border wall.
RobertPANELIST
i think so i think that's likely uh because they there has been construction happening over the last year in sections along the entire border.
RobertPANELIST
This is just one part of that sector.
RobertPANELIST
This is the Big Bend, what they call Big Bend 1.
RobertPANELIST
There's Big Bend 1 through 5, different sectors.
Chris CoraggioCORRESPONDENT
I'm Chris Coraggio.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
Despite bipartisan pushback against the project, reports now say the Trump administration has started construction of a border wall cutting through the Big Bend region of Texas.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
Anna Beasley lives near where the fencing's being erected.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
She says she and others who live in the region have been arguing for months the area has the lowest rate of illegal immigration along the southern border.
Anna BeasleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The Big Bend sector is 26% of the southern border, but we make up 1.3%.
Anna BeasleySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
on exactly why they're.
Scott CarrCORRESPONDENT
And she claims there's been a real lack of transparency from the federal government.
Larry SchweikartHOST
In one move, he did more than all other previous presidents combined.
Larry SchweikartHOST
The border wall has now reached Big Bend, Texas for the next 47-mile stretch.
Larry SchweikartHOST
This apparently is the hardest section of the wall that will be completed.
Larry SchweikartHOST
A Minnesota-based anti-ice relief fund had to shut down due to, well, corruption.
speaker_2CORRESPONDENT
Scott Horsley, NPR News, Washington.
Dale WillmanHOST
The Trump administration has begun building a portion of the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas.
Dale WillmanHOST
It's the first major construction in an area where the plans have faced heavy opposition.
Dale WillmanHOST
Landowners, ranchers, and environmental groups are all opposing the construction, saying the area is not a high-traffic zone for illegal immigration.
Cory TurnerCORRESPONDENT
Cory Turner, NPR News.
Ryland BartonHOST
The Trump administration has started building the border wall in the Big Bend region of West Texas.
Ryland BartonHOST
Landowners, environmental groups, and ranchers there oppose the construction, arguing the area isn't a high-traffic zone for illegal immigration.
Ryland BartonHOST
Customs and Border Protection has doubled the pace of construction along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tanya J. PowersCORRESPONDENT
Powers, Fox News.
Lisa LuceroHOST
The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a West Texas section of the Big Bend region in the first major construction in an area of the US-Mexico border where the plans have met with opposition from both parties.
Lisa LuceroHOST
A legendary investor is stepping back.
Ginni CasolaCORRESPONDENT
Warren Buffett has informed shareholders that he is stepping down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman, effective immediately.
Joe PagsHOST
Makes sense.
Joe PagsHOST
By the way, I got an email right before the show started tonight from some organization trying to stop the Big Bend border wall.
Joe PagsHOST
Now, I don't know why they're trying to stop it, other than they hate our country, want open borders.
Joe PagsHOST
But I got the email, and again, I've deleted it now, so I don't know who the organization was.
SamPANELIST
Pick a cheek?
Joe PagsHOST
No, no, pretty good, though.
Joe PagsHOST
Again, this is the group that doesn't want there to be a border wall and the big bend of Texas.
Joe PagsHOST
Try again.
Ryland BartonHOST
You're listening to NPR News from Washington.
Ryland BartonHOST
The Trump administration has started building the border wall in the Big Bend region of West Texas.
Ryland BartonHOST
Landowners, environmental groups, and ranchers there oppose the construction, arguing the area isn't a high-traffic zone for illegal immigration.
Ryland BartonHOST
The agency's building an average of 12 miles of barriers a week.
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