# 2026-00697: President Vetoes Kickapoo Tribe's Texas-Mexico Bridge Plan

2026-00697, Denial of Presidential Permit for the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2026-01-14, effective 2025-12-16 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00697
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-00697
- Title: Denial of Presidential Permit for the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 91 FR 1659
- Published: 2026-01-14
- Effective: 2025-12-16
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

President Vetoes Kickapoo Tribe's Texas-Mexico Bridge Plan

## Summary

The President has denied the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas’s request to build and operate a new bridge crossing at the U.S.-Mexico border in Eagle Pass, Texas. This means no new commercial or personal vehicle crossing will be allowed there, as it’s not seen as good for U.S. interests. The decision was made official in January 2026, so the Tribe will need to explore other options.

## Effects PRIA read

- Tribal Bridge Permit Denied: cost, medium. On December 16, 2025 the President denied the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas’s Presidential Permit application (Kickapoo International Bridge). The Tribe may not construct, maintain, or operate the proposed commercial and personally owned vehicle crossing at the U.S.–Mexico border in Eagle Pas…
- No New Eagle Pass Vehicle Crossing: cost, medium. Because the Presidential Permit was denied, no new commercial or personal vehicle crossing at Eagle Pass, Texas (the site proposed in the application) will be allowed pursuant to this application as of the December 16, 2025 decision. Travelers and businesses that would have used that proposed cross…

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## Sources
- [2026-00697 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/14/2026-00697/denial-of-presidential-permit-for-the-kickapoo-traditional-tribe-of-texas)
- [2026-00697 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-14/pdf/2026-00697.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-00697 (as of 2026-06-08).