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Texas DOT Building First Median-Mounted Runaway Truck Ramp in the Nation — Designed to Stop 90,000-Pound Truck Traveling at 90 MPH in El Paso
EL PASO, TEXAS — The Texas Department of Transportation is close to opening a new runaway truck ramp on Loop 375/Transmountain near Interstate 10...
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Laredo CBP Finds 112 Pounds of Meth Worth $1 Million Concealed in Leather Bag Shipment in Tractor-Trailer — 64-Year-Old Mexican Driver Arrested
LAREDO, TEXAS — A tractor-trailer carrying leather bags was flagged for secondary inspection at the World Trade Bridge on March 31, 2026, leading to...
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CBP Officers Find Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Meth Worth $17 Million Hidden Among Blackberries in Tractor-Trailer Arriving From Mexico
PHARR, TEXAS — CBP officers at the Pharr International Bridge intercepted nearly 2,000 pounds of methamphetamine hidden inside a commercial blackberry shipment arriving from...
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Three Undocumented Immigrants Found Hidden in Tractor-Trailer at Laredo North Checkpoint — U.S. Citizen Truck Driver Faces Human Smuggling Charges
LAREDO, TEXAS — Border Patrol agents stopped a suspected human smuggling attempt at the Laredo North checkpoint after finding three undocumented immigrants hidden inside...
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Charges Dismissed Against Driver Who Fled After Striking and Killing Tow Truck Driver on Texas Highway – Court Records Give No Reason for Dismissal
HARLINGEN, TEXAS — A Cameron County judge dismissed all charges against the man accused of striking and killing a tow truck driver on Interstate...
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One Year After I-35 Pileup That Killed Five in Austin, NTSB Documents Reveal Texas Issued Wrong CDL, Company Ignored 36 Speeding Flags, and Driver...
AUSTIN, TEXAS — One year after a deadly pileup on Interstate 35 in North Austin killed five people, the National Transportation Safety Board has...
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Dallas Tow Truck Driver Killed While Fixing Flat Tire on I-20 — Drunk Driver on Immigration Hold Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter
DALLAS, TEXAS — A 66-year-old tow truck driver died Wednesday afternoon after a driver who had been drinking struck him on the side of...
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62-Year-Old Beaumont Truck Driver Killed After Flatbed Truck Overturns and Traps Him Inside in Lumberton, Texas
LUMBERTON, TEXAS — A 62-year-old Beaumont man died Thursday morning after the southbound flatbed truck he was driving overturned at the north city limits...