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The Fort Hancock Port of Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection port of entry located on the U.S. side of the Fort Hancock–El Porvenir International Bridge along the U.S.–Mexico border. It was established when the original bridge was built by the International Boundary and Water Commission in 1936. [1]
The city of Roma, Texas was once the westernmost navigable seaport on the Rio Grande, but by 1900, water drawn from the river for irrigation upstream had so severely lowered the water levels that vessel traffic had virtually ceased. [2]
The Falcon Dam was built in 1954 "as part of a joint U.S.-Mexico project to collect water for flood control, hydroelectric power and water for drinking and agriculture." [1] The Falcon Dam Port of Entry is essentially a replacement for the former Zapata Port of Entry, which was situated at a bridge in the town of Zapata, Texas. When the dam was ...
La Linda International Bridge (also known as the Gerstaker Bridge, Hallie Stillwell Memorial Bridge, Big Bend Crossing Bridge, Puente La Linda, and Heath Crossing [2] [1] is an international bridge which crosses the Rio Grande (Río Bravo del Norte) on the United States–Mexico border in the Big Bend region of Texas.
The Dam was a bi-national effort to establish flood control on the Rio Grande and provide sources of water. Although US Department of Transportation statistics combine traffic counts with Del Rio Texas Port of Entry , approximately 65,000 vehicles crossed the dam into the US in 2005. [ 1 ]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said on Wednesday it was working with Mexico's government to resolve issues that led the Biden administration on Monday to close two rail crossings at the ...
The Presidio Texas Port of Entry is an international border crossing between Presidio, Texas in the United States and Ojinaga, Chihuahua in Mexico. It is located at the Presidio–Ojinaga International Bridge , connecting U.S. Route 67 to the north with Mexican Federal Highway 16 to the south.
Fabens, Texas old border inspection station, as seen in 2001 The port of Fabens was established by Executive Order 4869 on May 1, 1928, [ 4 ] ten years prior to the construction of the first bridge, so it is likely there was once a ferry operation at this location.