A cease-and-desist order has been issued by Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham. This action was taken in response to a contractor clearing state-owned land without permission. The land in question is located near Big Bend and the work was being done for border wall construction.

The contractor cleared more than a mile of land. The cease-and-desist letters were sent to federal entities. Further details about this situation are available from the source.

For more information on this development, readers can consult the original report from FOX 7 Austin. The report provides additional context and information about the cease-and-desist order and the border wall construction near Big Bend.