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Trump’s newest border wall planned in West Texas is news to locals
A new steel-bollard border wall project in Big Bend National Park, Texas, approved by former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has sparked local concern. The $2.45 billion project includes contracts for Barnard Construction Co. and Fisher Sand and Gravel, with potential impacts on Presidio's flood control levee system.
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Donald TrumppersonPresidio Municipal Development DistrictorganizationU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionorganizationArmy Corps of Engineers Fort Worth DistrictorganizationInternational Boundary and Water CommissionorganizationKristi NoempersonBarnard Construction Co.organizationFisher Sand and GravelorganizationBig Bend National ParkplaceRio GrandeplacePresidio Valley Flood Control Systemorganization
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