Mexico/Border

Border Security, Drug Trafficking and Immigration Headlines

Customs: Avoid fines for Mexican fuel   
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Customs officials are warning Rio Grande Valley drivers to avoid hefty fines when importating fuel from Mexico.  

Border Patrol speeds up training   
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Border Patrol agents graduating from the academy will get out into the field a little sooner.

Rain causes damage   
Monday, July 07, 2008
It's been raining since Friday but more reports of damage and flooding are starting to surface from both sides of the border.

EPA report condemns border fence   
Monday, July 07, 2008
A report by a Texas EPA official highlights serious concerns about the construction of the border fence in the Rio Grande Valley.

Salmonella investigation turns to Mexico   
Monday, July 07, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is now turning their attention on imports from Mexico.

Body found along Rio Grande in Mission   
Monday, July 07, 2008
Mission police and the Mexican Consulate are trying to identity the body of a man that was found along the Rio Grande.

Four chases end with seized drugs, no arrests   
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Four chases in Hidalgo and Starr counties yielded more than 3,000 pounds of marijuana, stolen vehicles and government issued IDs.

Mission stash house operator faces rape charge   
Thursday, July 03, 2008
One of a handful of people arrested in Tuesday raid of a Mission stash house raid in mission has been formally charged.  

Hidalgo County awards levee-fence contracts   
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Hidalgo County commissioners awarded three border levee-fence contracts during their meeting this week.

Brazilian company opening maquiladora in Edinburg   
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Gov. Rick Perry was in Edinburg on Wednesday morning where he announced the creation of 800 jobs.

Pastors For Peace headed to Cuba   
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
A church group wants to cross 100 tons of humanitarian aid from McAllen into Mexico and then into Cuba.

No decision at Brownsville border fence meeting   
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
A Brownsville CIty Commission meeting to discuss giving land to the federal government ended without a decision.

Truck driver arrested for 98 pounds of cocaine   
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
A truck driver got a ride to jail after being busted with almost 100 pounds of cocaine inside his rig.

Ahumada: Save Hope Park from border fence   
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Brownsville's mayor is making a plea for people opposed to the border wall to attend tonight's city commissioner's meeting.    

Judge sides with UTB in border fence case   
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
A courtroom showdown in Brownsville ended with a federal judge putting UTB and Homeland Security back at the negotiation table.

Mexico's 'Paisano' programs starts for summer travel   
Monday, June 30, 2008
Mexico's "Paisano" program kicked off on Monday to help expedite travel south of the border.

LIVE VIDEO: Border fence press conference at 4 p.m.   
Monday, June 30, 2008
UTB President Juliet Garcia is expected to hold a live press conference regarding the border fence on Tuesday afternoon.

Border Patrol recruiting women   
Monday, June 30, 2008
The U.S. Border patrol held its first women-only recruitment drive in the Rio Grande Valley on Saturday.

Mar faces judge   
Monday, June 30, 2008
A Harlingen teen accused of ambushing and shooting a police officer faced a judge on Friday.

Collision in Mexico kills two   
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Two tractor-trailers collided south of the border killing both drivers.