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Federal authorities are moving forward with massive border security infrastructure projects in West Texas’ Big Bend region, despite minimal migrant traffic and deep-rooted family ties to the land. Landowners, many of whom have lived there for generations, are receiving demands for access or facing eminent domain threats — even as environmental rules are waived and construction contracts awarded. With offers as low as $2,500 for access rights and looming property loss, residents are torn between fear and resistance, organizing to protect their ancestral homes and way of life — while lawmakers shut down efforts to block construction in national parks. The future of this remote, scenic land hangs in the balance.

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