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U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed Friday that a construction firm working on the Trump administration’s border wall project has begun moving equipment to the border in the Big Bend area. A county official said contractor Barnard Construction has a sand and gravel lease with owners of the Moody Bennett Ranch.
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Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have started meeting with Big Bend area landowners about the prospect of border walls on their land. Landowners say they’re concerned about flood risks and the destruction of archeological sites.
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