Inspections of vehicles at Brownsville again trigger long delays
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered similar inspections last year to stop smuggling, but troopers found no contraband after checking more than 4,000 vehicles.
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Gov. Greg Abbott ordered similar inspections last year to stop smuggling, but troopers found no contraband after checking more than 4,000 vehicles.
Truckers have reported waiting up to 24 hours to cross the border because of the inspections. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered similar inspections last year to stop smuggling, but troopers found no contraband after checking more than 4,000 vehicles.
Two Valley U.S. congressmen and an organization representing border mayors and county judges are speaking out against the enhanced safety inspections being conducted in Brownsville.
Truckers have reported waiting up to 24 hours to cross the border because of the inspections. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered similar inspections last year to stop smuggling, but troopers found no contraband after checking more than 4,000 vehicles.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, says the Texas Department of Public Safety plans to once again inspect all trucks coming from Mexico at a busy international bridge in the Rio Grande Valley, which he fears could lead to a bridge shutdown and economic losses like what occurred at another nearby bridge a year ago.