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Big Bend

What Is (and Isn’t) Happening with the Border Wall in Big Bend

Government flip-flopping and semantic ambiguity have led to premature declarations of victory over Trump's attack on my home region.

by Sam Karas

Keep Reading

Trump’s New Tool to Speed Up Wall Construction May Be a Trap for Texas Landowners

by Jason Buch

A Subdivision for Stargazers: Limpia Crossing Residents Look Aloft

by Gayle Reaves

Drifting Toward Disaster: the (Second) Rio Grande

by Dylan Baddour

Big Bend, trans pecos Jun 14, 2016

Big Bend Landowners Awarded Millions Over Pipeline, but the Fight Isn’t Over Yet

by Naveena Sadasivam

Big Bend -- Pete Gallego and Will Hurd district May 10, 2016

Dozens Caught in Land Rights Fight Over Trans-Pecos Pipeline

by Naveena Sadasivam

Big Bend -- Pete Gallego and Will Hurd district Apr 15, 2016

Big Bend Becomes Congressional Battleground

Pete Gallego’s going green in a bid to reclaim the purple district for Democrats.

by Naveena Sadasivam

An Alpine police officer stands watch outside the Purple Zone smoke shop during a federal raid in May. Jul 28, 2014

The Thin Purple Line

After a controversial raid on a West Texas smoke shop, nothing is hazier than the truth.

by Patrick Michels

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