Feds may build border wall through South Texas refuge as original plan stalls in court

Survey stakes mark the proposed location of the border wall at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge near Alamo on July 8, 2026.

Credit: Texas Tribune / Gabriel v. Crdenas McALLEN - A section of border wall that the federal government planned to build along a beloved South Texas wildlife refuge could end up cutting through the refuge instead.

The federal government is considering changing its plans for a border wall that it intended to build on a levee that runs adjacent to the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge.