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In a letter to Homeland Security Sec. Markwayne Mullin, the group of former Big Bend officials say it’s still possible to enhance border security in the national park “without destroying what makes it one of America’s most treasured landscapes.”
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Officials in the small West Texas border city of Presidio are asking a federal judge to temporarily block border wall construction, arguing the plan would leave locals vulnerable to “deadly” flash flooding.
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Authorities say the suspected gunman, a 45-year-old Odessa man wanted for attempted capital murder of a peace officer, opened fire on officers and bystanders before barricading himself inside a building.
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Public records show Ryan Seiders, co-founder of global lifestyle and outdoor brand YETI, is one of the owners of the Moody Bennett Ranch in the state’s Big Bend region. The ranch, which lies in the path of the Trump administration’s planned border wall, has been involved in construction activities getting underway in the region.
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Barnard Construction’s leadership donated over $1 million to the president’s campaign. They’re among the administration’s top wall contractors.
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Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar sought to bar the Trump administration from using federal funds to build border barriers in the national park, which is rarely traversed by migrants.