The race has drawn national attention, after Republican nominee Bo French faced backlash for his social media posts.
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The Trump administration on Thursday asked a federal judge to allow border construction to resume across the Big Bend region. The administration says it plans to take the case to the Supreme Court.
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President Donald Trump rallied supporters in San Antonio as Republicans work to shore up several competitive races across Texas, including Ken Paxton's U.S. Senate bid and Carlos De La Cruz's campaign in the newly redrawn 35th Congressional District.
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Marfa Public Radio's Mary Cantrell was in a federal courtroom Friday when U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone ordered construction blocked across the region. Listen to her recap of what happened at the hearing.
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At a Friday hearing in El Paso, a U.S. District Judge ordered all construction on the Big Bend area border wall project to stop immediately — including in Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park. The order also included the stay of federal waivers that expedited the project.
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