Blocked Texas-Mexico Border Bridge reopens

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said on Wednesday afternoon that protests at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge had concluded and commercial traffic had resumed.

Truckers protesting against stepped-up inspections ordered by Texas Governor Greg Abbott had effectively shut down the bridge since Monday. The bridge connects Mexico to South Texas.

Abbott announced Wednesday that he would stop inspections at one bridge in Laredo after reaching an agreement with the governor of neighboring Nuevo Leon in Mexico.

But some of the most dramatic truck backups and bridge closures have occurred elsewhere along Texas' 1,200-mile border.

Abbott said inbound commercial trucks elsewhere will continue to undergo thorough inspections by state troopers until leaders of Mexico's three other neighboring states reach agreements with Texas over security.