# Supreme Court lets Big Bend border wall project restart

> U.S. Supreme Court clears path for Trump administration to resume border wall construction in West Texas.
- Title: Supreme Court lets Big Bend border wall project restart
- Summary: U.S. Supreme Court clears path for Trump administration to resume border wall construction in West Texas. The U.S.
- Keywords: big bend, border wall, trump administration, west texas, supreme court, environmental laws, Texastribune
- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17521095/big-bend-border-wall-construction-supreme-court
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- Topics: big bend, border wall, trump administration, west texas, supreme court, environmental laws, news, local
## Supreme Court decision
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume border barrier construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas.
## Federal judge's pause
The decision paused a federal judge’s order last month that halted work because of her concern that the federal government exceeded its authority to waive environmental laws.
## Project resumption
The Trump administration can now resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas after the Supreme Court lifted the federal judge’s order.
## Key takeaway

The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas after pausing a federal judge's order that halted work due to environmental law concerns.