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• Local Business Finds Alternative for Imported Avocados Play Video

  June 3, 2019 5:17 PM

  PHARR – A 5% tariff increase may be implemented in a week for all products coming into the U.S. from Mexico. CHANNEL 5 NEWS reached out to Rio Grande Valley importer Aaron Acosta to learn about a non-tariff option for popular produce. Acosta is in corporate relations for... more »

• Mexico Tariff to Negatively Impact Valley Business Owners Play Video

  May 31, 2019 5:16 PM

  MCALLEN – Business owners from the Rio Grande Valley are wondering what the impact of a tariff imposed on goods from Mexico will have on them. CHANNEL 5 NEWS spoke to the owner of Amore Produce in McAllen, Carlos Ayala. He says a 5% increase will impact his... more »

• Authorities Say Number of Fraudulent Vehicle Purchases From Mexico on the Rise Play Video

  January 15, 2019 4:26 PM

  HIDALGO – Local authorities say the number of fraudulent vehicles purchased and sold in Mexico are on the rise. Hidalgo County Vehicle Fraud Investigators say they are seeing more fraudulent titles coming in from the U.S. ports-of-entry. Chief Investigator Cesar Solis explained that many people who attempt to... more »