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Starr County OKs Border Patrol access to Roma bridge for security work
Summary
Starr County Commissioners approved a request from U.S. Border Patrol to enter county land at the Roma bridge for border-security infrastructure work; the court described the matter as urgent and approved the right-of-way by voice vote.
Starr County Commissioners on June 22 voted to allow U.S. Border Patrol personnel to enter county land at the Roma bridge to carry out border-security infrastructure work. The court treated the request as urgent and approved the right-of-way by motion and voice vote.
The item was presented to the court as a request from federal border-security authorities to access county property for construction or maintenance related to border infrastructure at the bridge in Roma. The agenda description covered entry to county land "in accordance with border security infrastructure right-of-way and construction." The court moved and seconded a motion to approve and recorded the motion as carrying by voice vote.
The approval does not record on the public agenda any additional conditions or a construction schedule on the minutes. The court did not provide further detail on the scope of work, permitting conditions, or a timeline in open session. The matter was processed during regular business and no public comment was recorded on the item.
Next steps: the approval authorizes Border Patrol access as presented; any required construction permits, environmental reviews or county encroachment agreements were not described on the public record at the meeting.
