Press Archive
This is the full historical record of media coverage and official announcements for People of La Junta for Preservation, documenting our ongoing commitment to ancestral stewardship and land protection.
2026
• Fox San Antonio, “CBP lifts Big Bend construction pause; filings say work in national park still weeks away” — https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/cbp-lifts-big-bend-construction-pause-filings-say-work-in-national-park-still-weeks-away
• Texas Observer, “Indigenous group sues over Big Bend border wall” — https://www.texasobserver.org/indigenous-group-sues-big-bend-border-wall/
• NBC DFW, “Emergency hearing set on bid to temporarily halt Big Bend border wall” — https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/texas-news/emergency-hearing-set-on-bid-to-temporarily-halt-big-bend-border-wall/4064974/
• Austin American-Statesman, “Big Bend border wall construction pause lifted” — https://www.statesman.com/news/politics/state/article/big-bend-border-wall-construction-pause-22412808.php
• Deceleration, “Big Bend border wall emergency hearing & rally in San Antonio, Texas” — https://deceleration.news/video-big-bend-border-wall-emergency-hearing-rally-in-san-antonio-texas/
• PBS, “Big Bend construction on hold” — https://www.pbs.org/video/big-bend-construction-on-hold-qhkmnu/
• KVUE, “Federal court grants emergency hearing in Big Bend border wall lawsuit” — https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/texas/federal-court-grants-emergency-hearing-big-bend-lawsuit-department-homeland-security-texas-senator/273-f6ff6f59-df34-453a-b6f1-39b4297a61c1
• KSAT, “Federal judge pauses construction activity tied to proposed border barriers at Big Bend National Park” — https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2026/08/28/federal-judge-pauses-construction-activity-tied-to-proposed-border-barriers-at-big-bend-national-park/
• Law Commentary, “Texas Republicans, Trump, and the Big Bend border wall land fight” — https://www.lawcommentary.com/articles/texas-republicans-trump-border-wall-big-bend-land
• Bloomberg Law, “Big Bend border wall preparations paused by Texas federal judge” — https://news.bloombergelaw.com/us-law-week/big-bend-border-wall-preparations-paused-by-texas-federal-judge
• Marfa Public Radio, “Big Bend border construction pause will last at least through August, CBP says” — https://www.marfapublicradio.org/news/2026-08-25/big-bend-border-construction-pause-will-last-at-least-through-august-cbp-says
• Texas Public Radio, “Federal judge extends pause on Big Bend border security construction” — https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2026-08-28/federal-judge-extends-pause-on-big-bend-border-security-construction
• ABC 7 Amarillo, “Press conference planned after Big Bend restraining order hearing in San Antonio” — https://abc7amarillo.com/newsletter-daily/gallery/press-conference-planned-after-big-bend-restraining-order-hearing-in-san-antonio?photo=3
• Houston Chronicle, “Big Bend lawsuit challenges border wall construction” — https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/big-bend-lawsuit-border-wall-22388389.php
• Threshold, “Big Bend bulldozers paused, mining claims in Grand Staircase” — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-bend-bulldozers-paused-mining-claims-in-grand-staircaise/id1586174667?i=1000785435311
• Texas Observer, “Indigenous group sues over Big Bend border wall” — https://www.texasobserver.org/indigenous-group-sues-big-bend-border-wall/
2025
• Big Bend Sentinel, “Native remains repatriated to Presidio in historic ceremony” — November 5, 2025 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2025/11/05/native-remains-repatriated-to-presidio-in-historic-ceremony/
2024
• Big Bend Sentinel, “People of La Junta for Preservation receive historic Redford land donation” by Sam Karas — June 12, 2024 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2024/06/12/people-of-la-junta-for-preservation-receive-historic-redford-land-donation/
• Marfa Public Radio, “In Presidio, the effort to preserve an Indigenous cemetery is finally complete” by Annie Rosenthal — April 19, 2024 — https://www.marfapublicradio.org/news/2024-04-19/in-presidio-the-effort-to-preserve-an-indigenous-cemetery-is-finally-complete
• Big Bend Sentinel, “Petition to rename Elephant Rock sparks controversy” by Sam Karas — March 13, 2024 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2024/03/13/petition-to-rename-elephant-rock-sparks-controversy/
• Big Bend Sentinel, “Opening ceremony for Lipan Apache Cemetery in Presidio to be held Saturday” by Sam Karas — March 23, 2024 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2024/03/23/opening-ceremony-for-lipan-apache-cemetery-in-presidio-to-be-held-saturday/
• Mellon Foundation, “Protecting Pasts and Futures in West Texas” — https://www.mellon.org/grant-story/protecting-pasts-and-futures-in-west-texas
2022
• Marfa Public Radio, “A sacred space: Architects and tribal community share a plan to protect Presidio’s Lipan Apache cemetery” by Annie Rosenthal — October 20, 2022 — https://www.marfapublicradio.org/2022-10-20/a-sacred-space-architects-and-tribal-community-share-a-plan-to-protect-presidios-lipan-apache-cemetery
• Marfa Public Radio, “Un espacio digno: Los arquitectos y la comunidad tribal comparten su plan para proteger el cementerio Lipan Apache de Presidio” by Annie Rosenthal — October 20, 2022 — https://www.marfapublicradio.org/2022-10-21/un-espacio-digno-los-architectos-y-la-comunidad-tribal-comparten-su-plan-para-proteger-el-cementerio-lipan-apache-de-presidio
• Big Bend Sentinel, “City of Presidio approves architectural designs for Lipan Apache Cemetery” by Sam Karas — October 20, 2022 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2022/10/20/city-of-presidio-approves-architectural-designs-for-lipan-apache-cemetery/
• Big Bend Sentinel, “3-D modeling, ground penetrating radar to inform improvements at Lipan Cemetery” by Sam Karas — January 12, 2022 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2022/01/12/3-d-modeling-ground-penetrating-radar-to-inform-improvements-at-lipan-cemetery/
2021
• Texas Monthly, “A Forgotten Burial Site in Presidio Tells the Story of a Disappearing Border History” by Sterry Butcher — July 2021 — https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/apache-cemetery-presidio/
• Marfa Public Radio, “Presidio Works To Preserve a Lipan Apache Cemetery And Tell Its Story” by Annie Rosenthal — August 13, 2021 — https://www.marfapublicradio.org/2021-08-13/presidio-works-to-preserve-a-lipan-apache-cemetery-and-tell-its-story
• Big Bend Sentinel, “County halts transferring ownership of Lipan Apache cemetery to historical commission” by Sachi McClendon — September 8, 2021 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2021/09/08/county-halts-transferring-ownership-of-lipan-apache-cemetery-to-historical-commission/
• Big Bend Sentinel, “Push for historical marker at Lipan Apache Cemetery challenges who tells region’s history” by Sachi McClendon — September 22, 2021 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2021/09/22/effort-to-place-historical-marker-at-lipan-apache-cemetery-highlights-issues-with-thcs-undertold-marker-program/
• Marfa Public Radio, “Presidio County approves plan for handing over historic cemetery to Lipan Apache Tribe” by Travis Bubenik — October 13, 2021 — https://www.marfapublicradio.org/2021-10-13/presidio-county-approves-plan-for-handing-over-historic-cemetery-to-lipan-apache-tribe
• Big Bend Sentinel, “Presidio County moves to transfer ownership of cemetery to Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas” by Sam Karas — October 20, 2021 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2021/10/20/presidio-county-moves-to-transfer-ownership-of-cemetery-to-lipan-apache-tribe-of-texas/
• CNN, “An Indigenous tribe in Texas is getting its sacred burial ground back” by Harmeet Kaur — November 5, 2021 — https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/05/us/lipan-apache-cemetery-presidio-texas-cec/index.html
• Texas Standard, “City of Presidio returns cemetery land to Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas” — November 23, 2021 — https://texasstandard.org/stories/city-of-presidio-returns-cemetery-land-to-lipan-apache-tribe-of-texas/
• Marfa Public Radio, “Lipan Apache tribal members gather in Presidio to celebrate historic land transfer” by Annie Rosenthal — November 30, 2021 — https://www.marfapublicradio.org/2021-11-30/lipan-apache-tribal-members-gather-in-presidio-to-celebrate-historic-land-transfer
• Big Bend Sentinel, “Celebration, reunion as Lipan Apache tribal council travels to Presidio from McAllen for special ceremony” by Sam Karas — December 1, 2021 — https://bigbendsentinel.com/2021/12/01/celebration-reunion-as-lipan-apache-tribal-council-travels-to-presidio-from-mcallen-for-special-ceremony/