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• State conducting screwworm inspections near Falfurrias Play Video

  November 11, 2025 9:59 PM

  Inspectors with the Texas Animal Health Commission were spotted on Tuesday inspecting trailers carrying cattle. The inspection, off Highway 281 south of Falfurrias, looked for signs of the screwworm parasite on the animals heading north. Inspector Eli Benavidez also looked for signs of foot and mouth disease and... more »

• Progreso police ramping up patrols thanks to Operation Lone Star grant Play Video

  October 10, 2025 5:12 PM

  More police officers in the city of Progreso are on patrol thanks to a new state grant. The Progreso Police Department recently received $75,000 in funding through Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security initiative. Progreso applied for the grant to help them cover more ground. ... more »

• TxDOT Holding Public Meetings on Plans for New Valley Highway Play Video

  December 11, 2019 10:23 PM

  EDINBURG – Another Texas Department of Transportation project in the Rio Grande Valley is just about set. Officials are still in the design phase, but the state is holding meetings across the Valley to have people point out what they want to see in a future highway. TxDOT... more »

• Authorities Responding to Helicopter Incident in Progreso Play Video

  June 17, 2019 1:34 PM

  PROGRESO – Department of Public Safety are on the scene of what appears to be a involving a crop duster helicopter in Progreso. It happened near FM 1015 and Military Highway 281. DPS troopers and the Progreso Fire Department responded to the scene. DPS says the helicopter... more »

• New Falfurrias Checkpoint Now Open Play Video

  May 1, 2019 5:09 PM

  FALFURRIAS – The new Falfurrias Border Patrol Checkpoint is now in operation as of Wednesday. The new facility is larger than the previous one used since the 1990s. It includes five additional lanes for northbound traffic. The project cost $29 million. Watch the video above for... more »

• TxDOT Continues to Clear Out Major Flooding on US 281 Play Video

  September 17, 2018 12:20 PM

  NEAR LINN-SAN MANUEL – Texas Department of Transportation crews continue to clear floodwaters on Highway 281. About six inches of rain fell in the Linn-San Manuel area for four hours this past weekend. TxDOT says drivers were diverted into the northbound side for a bidirectional traffic flow . For now,... more »