# Supreme Court allows Texas border wall construction to resume

> Supreme Court clears path for Texas border wall construction in Big Bend region.
- Title: Supreme Court allows Texas border wall construction to resume
- Summary: Supreme Court clears path for Texas border wall construction in Big Bend region.
- Keywords: supreme court, border wall, texas, big bend, president donald trump, customs and border protection, ABC7 New York
- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/story/supreme-court-clears-border-wall-construction-texass-big-bend-resume/20027429
- Published: 2026-11-09T21:01:32+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: supreme court, border wall, texas, big bend, president donald trump, customs and border protection, news, local
## Supreme Court decision
Supreme Court clears the way for border wall construction in Texas’s Big Bend to resume.
## Project significance
Border wall is a key project for President Donald Trump, who vowed to build from Pacific Ocean to Gulf of Mexico.
## Funding and progress
Republicans funded the project with $46 billion, and Customs and Border Protection erects 12 miles of barriers weekly.
## Legal challenges
Texas judge blocked construction, claiming Congress did not authorize broad waivers for low migrant areas.
## Administration response
Trump administration claims illegal crossings and drug seizures occur in Big Bend, requiring wall completion.
## Court ruling
High court allows construction to continue while legal case proceeds.
## Key takeaway

Supreme Court permits Trump administration to resume border wall construction in Texas’s Big Bend region after blocking it for legal challenges.