A cease-and-desist order has been issued by Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham. This action was taken in response to work being done near Big Bend. The issue at hand involves a contractor clearing state-owned land for border wall construction.

It is known that the contractor cleared more than a mile of land without obtaining written permission. Further details about this situation are available from the source, including the specifics of the cease-and-desist letters issued to federal entities.