Fort Hancock News

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents seized 110 pounds of marijuana and arrested one man for bringing them into the country Thursday morning in Fort Hancock.

The Borderland Bridge in the Upper Valley is expected to reopen today after being closed for levee construction, officials with the U.S. International Boundary and Water Commission said.

The United Stated Postal Service has stayed the execution of thousands of post offices across the country, including one in Soccoro, thought the offices could still close in May if Congress doesn't come up with a plan to reform or bail out the service.

Texas Community opposition has deterred an Austin company from building a nuclear material storage site in Hudspeth County.

Finally, the Borderland received some rainfall overnight! It wasn't a drought buster, but it sure was a welcome sight.