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• Travelers cross into Nuevo Progreso for last-minute Christmas shopping Play Video

  December 24, 2025 7:13 PM

  While some enjoyed Christmas Eve with their families at home, others crossed the border. Travelers from as far as Canada crossed into Nuevo Progreso Wednesday through the Progreso International Bridge. All were there to do some last-minute Christmas shopping or to spend the holiday there. “We drove... more »

• Nuevo Progreso preparing to welcome Winter Texans Play Video

  December 4, 2025 5:44 PM

  Nuevo Progreso is getting ready to welcome Winter Texans to the area. The Mexican town located in the state of Tamaulipas across from Progreso will be welcoming visitors from up north during an event set for Saturday, Dec. 6. The event will include a traditional ceremony by the... more »

• Valley residents spend Labor Day across the border Play Video

  September 1, 2025 6:07 PM

  While some people are hitting the beach for Labor Day, others are making their way across the border. The parking lot near the Progreso International Bridge was full of people headed south. The parking lot cashier said the crowds started early Monday morning. "I haven't gone to Progreso... more »

• Cameron County increasing toll prices at their international bridges Play Video

  August 20, 2025 10:34 PM

  It'll soon cost more to cross into Mexico from Cameron County. The toll will increase from $4 to $5 starting on Sept. 1, 2025 at all bridges owned by Cameron County. The toll prices for pedestrians and commercial drivers won’t be affected by the increase. Cameron County... more »

• CBP raising awareness on smuggling prescription drugs into the Valley Play Video

  August 8, 2025 12:45 PM

  A lot of Rio Grande Valley families go to Progreso to pick up prescription medications, and federal agents want to give a few reminders on their policies. "There are individuals that actually try to smuggle large quantities of these medications across the border," Director of Field Operations Donald Kusser... more »

• Toll increase set for Progreso International Bridge Play Video

  July 29, 2025 7:58 PM

  Drivers going into Mexico through the Progreso International Bridge will soon pay more. Signs around the bridge say that the toll will increase from $4 to $5 starting on Friday, Aug. 1. Weslaco taxi driver Sandra Garcia said she’ll be affected by the price increase. Garcia said as... more »

• Woman Arrested at Progreso Bridge for Attempting to Smuggle Fentanyl Play Video

  August 27, 2019 6:22 PM

  PROGRESO – A woman was allegedly caught trying to get a powerful drug into the U.S. Federal officials say they found it hidden in her clothes. The drug, fentanyl, is known to be 100 times more potent than morphine. The woman claimed the pills were for her... more »

• Local Parishioners Bring Relief to Asylum Seekers Waiting on Int’l Bridge Play Video

  June 14, 2019 6:04 PM

  PROGRESO – It’s the legal way to enter the United States, but it’s not necessarily the fastest. A man who has been waiting for 29 days on the Progreso International Bridge says he’s thankful for a group of local parishioners who stop by to feed them. Among the... more »

• Army Crews Seen Installing Concertina Wire at Int’l Bridge Play Video

  April 9, 2019 4:13 PM

  PROGRESO – Military personnel are installing concertina wire near the Progreso International Bridge. A U.S. Army spokesman told CHANNEL 5 NEWS there are currently 2,200 active duty service members in Texas to help Customs and Border Protection. They will help to provide force protection, as well as medical,... more »

• Heavy Security in Place at Progreso Border Crossing Play Video

  November 2, 2018 4:52 PM

  PROGRESO – The first wave of what’s expected to be thousands of military troops, amid a caravan's arrival, are being spotted across the Rio Grande Valley. The exact rules for use of force by military police and other soldiers operating near the Texas-Mexico border has not been disclosed yet. People... more »

• Former Teacher Accused of Improper Relationship with Student Arrested at Valley Port of Entry Play Video

  March 8, 2018 4:37 PM

  PROGRESO – A former teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student is behind bars. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Aracely Sauceda Wednesday afternoon at the Progreso International Bridge. Authorities say she was crossing back into the U.S. from Mexico when she was referred to secondary... more »