🌱 How Marfa deputies responded to a deadly crash near Elephant Rock
Marfa, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Marfa! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Marfa deputies responded to a deadly crash near Elephant Rock
- What the Big Bend border wall halt means for our region
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📰 News we're reading
• 1 dead in 2-vehicle crash in Presidio County (firstalert7.com) — A deadly two-vehicle crash on US 67 near the Elephant Rock landmark drew a response from Presidio County deputies based in Marfa, along with Presidio EMS and U.S. Border Patrol. One person died at the scene, while the pickup driver was uninjured, and state troopers are still investigating the cause. 
• Judge halts Big Bend area border wall construction, use of federal waivers (marfapublicradio.org) — A federal judge has ordered an immediate halt to Big Bend border wall construction and suspended related federal waivers, a move closely followed by Marfa Public Radio. The ruling, praised by local advocates and landowners, pauses work near parks and the Rio Grande while the lawsuit proceeds, and the station is asking listeners to help fund continued coverage.
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