Big Bend National Park: Quick Facts

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Supreme Court allows major part of Trump’s border security project in Texas • Nov. 10, 2026, 2:49 AM ET (Washington Post)

Supreme Court Allows Construction of Trump’s Border Wall in Big Bend • Nov. 9, 2026, 3:12 PM ET (New York Times)

Trump’s top border official defends Big Bend border wall plan despite mounting opposition • Oct. 23, 2026, 8:18 AM ET (The Guardian)

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Big Bend National Park, Texas, U.S.

People on the riverbank prepare canoes beside the Rio Grande, with towering rock walls of Santa Elena Canyon rising on both sides in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

The Rio Grande winds through green vegetation with the sunlit Chisos Mountains rising in the background at Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Big Bend National Park

Yucca and prickly pear cacti in the foreground beneath rugged peaks of the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park, Texas.

Texas: Chisos Mountains

The Chihuahuan Desert and (in the background) Chisos Mountains, Big Bend National Park, Texas, U.S.

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