Trump administration begins building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region
In this photo provided by Scott McWilliams, crews install the first sections of a new border wall in the Big Bend region of west Texas, on Sept. 16, 2026. (Scott McWilliams via AP)
COMSTOCK, Texas (AP) — The Trump administration has started building the border wall through a west Texas section of the Big Bend region, marking the first major construction in an area of the U.S.-Mexico border where the administration's plans have met heavy opposition.
The start of construction marks an important milestone in the administration's $46 billion plan to line the border with walls, barriers, roads and technology as it seeks to make good on a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump to finish the wall. And it comes as Customs and Border Protection says it has doubled the pace at which it is building the wall across the U.S.-Mexico border.