“It is also vandalism wantonly to destroy or to permit the destruction of what is beautiful in nature, whether it be a cliff, a forest, or a species of mammal or bird,” wrote Teddy Roosevelt in 1908. It is pure vandalism for the U.S. government to destroy large portions of Big Bend National Park, known as “Texas’ Gift to the Nation,” for a border wall in one of the lowest immigration crossings in the state. Whether you’re protesting immigration policies, the destruction of protected lands, or the wantonly high cost of creating a wall that will wreak havoc on the most beautiful areas of our state, let your voice be heard outside the Capitol this Saturday. – Cat McCarrey
