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🌱 Ruidosa’s adobe church faces a new preservation fight

Presidio, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good day Presidio! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ruidosa’s adobe church faces a new preservation fight
  • Supreme Court clears way for Big Bend wall construction to resume

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 77, low: 52.
  • Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 77 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A century-old Texas church is fighting Trump's border wall (nonprofitquarterly.org) — Volunteers restoring Ruidosa’s century-old adobe church are challenging border wall construction planned about 400 yards away. Experts warn that heavy-equipment vibrations could destabilize the fragile building, whose nonprofit owners have spent years turning it back into a community gathering place after saving it from demolition.
   

• SCOTUS gives wall construction green light (bigbendsentinel.com) — Border wall construction in Big Bend can resume after the Supreme Court lifted an injunction Monday, while a lawsuit involving Friends of the Ruidosa Church continues. The dispute centers on whether federal officials can waive legal protections in a sector with relatively few border crossings compared with other sectors.
   

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Ok Presidio! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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