I supported President Trump in building the border wall and will fight to make sure it is finished.
Will fight to make sure the border wall is finished.
Occurrences
secure our border
Evidence
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The campaign issue page says Timmons supported building the border wall and would "fight to make sure it is finished."
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Timmons said Congress had "fulfilled the commitment" and that the bill "secures the Southern Border" by "fully funds the wall."
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The enacted reconciliation text includes $46.5 billion for border barrier system construction, installation, or improvement, plus roads and detection technology.
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CBP says more than 100 miles of new border wall and waterborne barrier are still in various stages of planning and construction.
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WOLA reported on May 29, 2026 that CBP had awarded a $1.7 billion Big Bend contract on May 11 for border barriers and infrastructure, showing the buildout was still expanding in late May.
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An April 16, 2026 USACE update says the Yuma segment had finished panel placement while the Corps was still completing border infrastructure in New Mexico, and that the project began construction in October 2025.
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USACE says the South Pacific Border Task Force is leading planning and construction of permanent border barrier in the Barry M. Goldwater Range; the project covers about 15 miles, the contract was awarded on August 15, 2025, and construction began on October 15, 2025.
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The article reports that DHS published a Federal Register waiver to speed border-security infrastructure in Big Bend National Park, that CBP's current plan includes a 17-mile vehicle barrier system and more than 200 miles of roads, and that CBP said the adjacent-area plans were still in the planning stages.
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At a June 25 House Appropriations hearing, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the administration now plans only two miles of physical barrier in Big Bend National Park, with the rest to be handled as smart fence.
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Marfa Public Radio reported that the Trump administration's West Texas border-infrastructure expansion is still moving forward, including a planned 30-foot-high wall spanning more than 160 miles from Hudspeth County to the western boundary of Big Bend Ranch State Park.
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GrantRegister, sourcing Grants.gov, lists the DHS-FEMA State Border Security Reinforcement Fund as last updated September 4, 2026, closing September 17, 2026, and supporting construction or deployment of a border wall, border barrier, or buoys, plus ground-preparation work for border barriers.
Assessments
The promised outcome was to make sure the border wall was finished. The record shows Timmons supported and publicly credited same-term legislation providing major border-barrier funding, including H.R.1 funding for construction and improvements, so he made a serious legislative effort. But official and recent evidence shows border-wall and related barrier work remained under planning, contract, and construction through 2026, with substantial mileage still not complete. Because the wall was not finished, this is not delivered despite meaningful effort.
Timmons publicly committed to fighting to finish the border wall and did materially advance border-barrier funding through congressional support for large appropriations and reconciliation text. But the latest evidence shows the wall remains unfinished, with multiple federal updates indicating ongoing planning, contracting, and construction rather than completion. Under federal office context, that is a serious effort without the promised end state, so the claim is not fulfilled.
Timmons clearly backed the promise and materially tried to advance it in office, including supporting and touting 2025 legislation that provided major new funding for border barrier construction. But the promised outcome was not that funding be approved; it was that the wall be finished. The evidence shows that during his term the federal government was still planning, contracting, and building additional segments and related infrastructure in 2025 and 2026, so the wall system was not complete. Because he made a serious legislative effort but the promised end result was not achieved, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.
The promised outcome was that Timmons would fight to make sure the border wall was finished. The wall was not finished during the relevant federal office period; official and recent evidence shows border-barrier work was still being planned, contracted, and constructed in 2025-2026. Timmons did materially support the effort, including backing enacted funding for border barrier construction and publicly claiming the bill fully funded the wall, so this qualifies for an effort badge but not full delivery.
Timmons materially supported and publicly credited enacted federal funding for border barrier construction during his current House service, including the 2025 reconciliation bill funding the wall. But the promised outcome was that the border wall would be finished, and the evidence indicates CBP still had more than 100 miles in planning or construction as of 2025. That means the promise was not delivered, though he made a serious legislative effort toward it.
The promised outcome was that the border wall would be finished. The evidence shows substantial pro-wall effort, including support for enacted 2025 funding and Timmons publicly claiming the bill fully funded the wall, but CBP still described more than 100 miles of border wall or barrier work as in planning or construction as of 2025. Because the wall was not finished, the promise was not delivered, though the serious legislative effort warrants the effort badge.