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Supreme Court says border wall construction can continue in west Texas November 9, 20264:47 PM ET

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Carlos Morales

In September, Texas landowners filed a separate lawsuit over the federal government's border barrier plans in the Big Bend area, claiming their constitutional rights are being violated. Carlos Morales

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Carlos Morales/for NPR.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to continue with its plans to construct hundreds of miles of border barrier and security infrastructure in west Texas, while a court hearing over the effort moves forward.