Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to activate state emergency response resources ahead of severe weather and flash flooding expected to impact portions of West Texas. The threat is caused by remnants of Hurricane Simon.
Greg Abbott, Governor; Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM), agency directed to activate emergency resources
The Trump administration is building a border wall in Texas' Big Bend region as part of a $46 billion project. A federal judge temporarily barred construction in the Big Bend area after plaintiffs argued the administration overstepped its authority. Landowners have opposed the project through protests and court challenges.
$$46 billion for border wall project budget
Trump administration, undertaking border wall project; Federal judge, issued temporary order pausing construction; David Keller, landowner suing to stop Big Bend border projects and 7 more
The Trump administration is moving forward with a $46 billion border wall project, including plans to spend $7.5 billion in the Big Bend region of West Texas. Landowners in the region are resisting the project through legal action, refusing to cooperate with government surveyors, and protesting at county meetings.
$$46 billion for border wall project budget
President Donald Trump, Administration head pursuing border wall project; David Keller, Landowner suing to stop Big Bend border plans; Yolanda Alvarado, Fifth-generation cattle rancher and regional director for Conserve Big Bend: No Big Bend Wall and 5 more
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction halting Department of Homeland Security construction of border barriers and related infrastructure in the Big Bend Sector. The ruling stops the DHS from building until it complies with all applicable laws, affecting approximately 500 miles of the southwest border.
$$7 billion for federal contracts
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone, Judge who granted preliminary injunction; Center for Biodiversity, Plaintiff who sued and won injunction; Texas Civil Rights Project, Plaintiff who sued and won injunction and 4 more
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued a preliminary injunction on October 2, 2026, blocking border barrier construction and ground-disturbing activities across the Big Bend sector. The injunction covers five contracted border wall projects and nullifies federal waivers suspending 28 environmental and historic preservation laws.
$over $7.5 billion for government contracts for border barrier infrastructure totaling
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone, issued preliminary injunction; Center for Biological Diversity, filed lawsuit and obtained injunction; Friends of the Ruidosa Church, plaintiff in lawsuit and 4 more
A federal court in Texas temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region on Friday. The ruling covers Big Bend National Park and the 500-mile-long Big Bend sector, which accounts for about a quarter of the southern border with Mexico.
$$46 billion for border wall and infrastructure project budget
Judge Kathleen Cardone, Federal judge who issued the ruling; Trump administration, Party blocked from building border wall infrastructure; Landowners, businesses and environmentalists, Plaintiffs who opposed the project and 4 more