The Fight to Save the Last Wild Frontier

“If we can’t protect this place, there’s not a chance anywhere else.” This is Val Verde County, home to the Devils River, which has been called the benchmark for river water quality in the entire state, and to the rock art painted over 5,000 years ago that adorn it's rocky cliffs. This is where three major ecoregions collide — the Chihuahuan Desert, the Edwards Plateau, and the Trans-Pecos. It’s also the first Dark Sky Sanctuary in Texas, where the night still belongs to the stars. Now, Texas’ largest transmission line is set to carve a 370-mile, 200-foot-wide corridor through this sacred land, destroying pristine canyons, polluting springs, and fragmenting a wilderness that can never be rebuilt. This isn’t just about land. It’s about Texas identity, heritage, and the last wild soul of the state.