'It’s going to affect all of us': Frustration grows as trucks block Texas-Mexico border

Apr 14, 2022 at 02:07 PM CST
One of the busiest trade ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained closed Tuesday as frustration and protests mounted over new orders by Gov. Greg Abbott requiring extra inspections of commercial trucks as part of the Republican’s sprawling border security operation. Since Monday, Mexican truckers have blocked the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest of Abbott directing Texas Department of Public Safety troopers last week to pull over and inspect trucks coming into Texas from Mexico. The bridge is the largest land port for produce entering the U.S.

Apr 14, 2022 at 02:07 PM CST

One of the busiest trade ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained closed Tuesday as frustration and protests mounted over new orders by Gov. Greg Abbott requiring extra inspections of commercial trucks as part of the Republican’s sprawling border security operation. Since Monday, Mexican truckers have blocked the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge in protest of Abbott directing Texas Department of Public Safety troopers last week to pull over and inspect trucks coming into Texas from Mexico. The bridge is the largest land port for produce entering the U.S.