Border wall ‘man camps’ now span across the Big Bend. Locals fear it’s putting their health at risk

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Health · Texas · October 16, 2026

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Facilities set to house hundreds of border wall construction workers have cropped up in remote Big Bend communities, prompting complaints from locals to state regulators over public health concerns. An...

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