DPS said the checkpoints won’t occur at the ports of entry, which is different than in April when Abbott mandated all commercial vehicles entering from Mexico be checked by state police. The order snarled trade with Mexico at the time.
Trucks wait in line after crossing the Pharr International Bridge to get inspected by state troopers on April 14, 2022.announced Wednesday that Texas will add new checkpoints for trucks entering the state from Mexico after after over 50 migrants died in connection with an abandoned tractor-trailer found in San Antonio.
An Abbott spokesperson referred a request for comment to DPS. A spokesperson for the agency, Travis Considine, said in a text message that the inspections"won't occur at POEs," or ports of entry — which was the case in April. That suggests the checkpoints will happen further inland.McCraw said the agency would be taking some of its troopers inspecting vehicles at the international bridges"and mov[ing] them further out" for the new checkpoints.
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