Southern Texas?

[Hillbilly Castro]

thinking of crossing the border in McAllen to Reynosa, en route to central america. The region of south Texas seems like a mystery to me, particularly around the gulf. Anyone been? What is going on down there?

Also: are the small-town cops really as harsh as I've heard?

 

[Naked Lilies]

Texas cops in general are dicks, although university cops are probably the worst. And yes, small town cops deserve their reputation. These towns typically make their money busting people with bullshit speed trap fines.

It's better the closer you get to the gulf, though. Corpus and Galveston are relatively decent.

 

[Naked Lilies]

To add to that: I've never crossed the border at McAllen. But I have gone several times thru Laredo/Nuevo Laredo. It's a heavily trafficked area. So if you're looking to hitch you might have better luck there.

 

[clockwise5000]

I've crossed coming north at McAllen. Busked/flew a sign for a few days there, no problem with cops.

 

[Hillbilly Castro]

Either of y'all, how was "mataulipas"? As dangerous as they say?

 

[clockwise5000]

Ha, I hadn't heard that one before.

In what way do they say it's dangerous? I mean ya might die, but isn't that expected?

 

[Hillbilly Castro]

Cartel shit, you know. I assume the average tramp looks poor enough that we don't get messed with but worth asking yer experience!

 

[clockwise5000]

my experience? in that state, hitch from Brownsville down thru Veracruz, probably passed thru in a day.

then from Monterrey to Reynosa to cross. again, probably a day, maybe two.

 

[Hillbilly Castro]

Damn, only a day down to Veracruz? That ain't bad. Cool.

 

[TheWindAndRain]

I found eagle pass to be a very easy crossing.

 

[VanScribed Goat]

Texas cops in general are dicks, although university cops are probably the worst. And yes, small town cops deserve their reputation. These towns typically make their money busting people with bullshit speed trap fines.

It's better the closer you get to the gulf, though. Corpus and Galveston are relatively decent.

I agree, down around Corpus/ Port Aransas I had a good ole ball one weekend, illegal camping and all, never even saw a cop the whole time. Except the beach patrol where I had a tent set up, dude didn't even come close to me, just drove right by. Galveston they seem to mind their own business for the most part as well.