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(11/04/2010)HistoryThe Border Patrol had its start in the Rio Grande Valley area in 1921 with four officers assigned to Hidalgo, two to Brownsville and two to Rio Grande City, Texas. In 1923, additional officers were assigned to Alice, Harlingen, Kingsville and Mission. From its inception and until about 1938 Sector Headquarters was located at Brownsville, Texas. In 1938, Sector Headquarters was moved to leased space in McAllen, Texas, and in 1941, the land and buildings were purchased from the City of McAllen for $5,000. The original building was removed and a new building constructed upon the same site in 1972. On March 22, 2005, the McAllen Sector name was officially changed to Rio Grande Valley Sector. On January 30, 2006, Rio Grande Valley Sector relocated to its new state-of-the-art building at 4400 South Expressway 281 in Edinburg, Texas. The Rio Grande Valley Sector now has nine stations, two checkpoints, air and marine operations and an intelligence office. Rio Grande Valley Sector agents patrol over 320 river miles, 250 coastal miles and 19 counties equating to over 17,000 square miles. |
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