Legislation to develop a plan to combine federal and state inspections of commercial vehicle traffic that travels through Texas’ ports of entry went into effect on Wednesday, September 1, 2021, paving the way for more efficiency in the movement of hundreds of billions of dollars a year in trade between Texas and Mexico, according to Rep. Armando “Mando” Martínez, D-Weslaco. Legislation is a proposed or enacted law or group of laws. Ports of Entry are officially designated areas at U.S. land borders, seaports, and airports which are approved by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Texas currently has 29 official U.S. ports of ...