1. United States
2. Texas
3. Letter

I am writing as a Texas constituent to urge you to oppose any federal funding, land acquisition, survey work, or construction related to a physical border wall anywhere in the Big Bend region. The federal government’s repeated map changes are not merely a transparency issue. When a physical barrier is removed from one map and then reappears later on another, without clear public explanation, it creates confusion and erodes public trust. It gives the appearance that one version is released to calm public opposition, only for another version to surface later. Whether this reflects shifting plans or something more troubling, the result is the same: Texans are being kept off balance about what is actually being proposed for one of the most ecologically significant regions in the world. (The Texas Tribune) This is not only about what lies within the formal boundaries of Big Bend National Park or Big Bend Ranch State Park. The entire region must be protected. These ecosystems are profoundly interconnected. Damage done on adjacent private land, along the river corridor, or downstream will inevitably affect the national park, the state park, wildlife migration, water access, riparian habitats, and the long-term health of the broader landscape. You cannot fragment one part of this system without harming the whole. (The Texas Tribune) Big Bend is not simply a Texas treasure. It is a global ecological and cultural treasure. Its desert and river systems, wildlife corridors, dark skies, archaeological resources, and extraordinary biodiversity make it one of the most unique regions in the world. Once disrupted, much of this damage may be irreversible. I urge you to oppose any appropriations or federal actions that would allow wall construction anywhere in the Big Bend region, including on surrounding private lands whose destruction would directly impact protected public landscapes.