Thousands in Texas protest against border wall through national park: ‘big love for Big Bend’

Thousands of Texans gathered at the state capitol on Saturday to protest the Trump administration's plan to build a steel border wall through Big Bend National Park. The rally drew bipartisan support after U.S. Border Patrol revealed designs for the wall across portions of the beloved park. Big Bend, a major recreational and conservation area straddling the U.S.-Mexico border, has become a flashpoint in the administration's broader border security push. The protest reflects tension between border enforcement efforts and environmental and tourism concerns in a region where outdoor recreation and ecological preservation carry significant economic and cultural weight.