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Behind the scenes along the Rio Grande

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Thursday, August 7, 2014
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
The National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.
Reporter Ted Oberg and Border Patrol discovered a group of Chinese nationals minutes after they crossed over the Rio Grande from Mexico
Reporter Ted Oberg and Border Patrol discovered a group of Chinese nationals minutes after they crossed over the Rio Grande from Mexico
Reporter Ted Oberg and Border Patrol discovered a group of Chinese nationals minutes after they crossed over the Rio Grande from Mexico
Reporter Ted Oberg and Border Patrol discovered a group of Chinese nationals minutes after they crossed over the Rio Grande from Mexico
Reporter Ted Oberg and Border Patrol discovered a group of Chinese nationals minutes after they crossed over the Rio Grande from Mexico
Reporter Ted Oberg and Border Patrol discovered a group of Chinese nationals minutes after they crossed over the Rio Grande from Mexico
Items discarded or lost from after illegal crossers make it over the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
Items discarded or lost from after illegal crossers make it over the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
Items discarded or lost from after illegal crossers make it over the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
Items discarded or lost from after illegal crossers make it over the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
Items discarded or lost from after illegal crossers make it over the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
Items discarded or lost from after illegal crossers make it over the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
Items discarded or lost from after illegal crossers make it over the Rio Grande from Mexico to Texas
A device used by coyotes designed to cover footprints along sandy areas just north of the Rio Grande
Evidence of a ladder used to climb over a fence found along Texas-Mexico border
Reporter Ted Oberg talks to Border Patrol agents on the banks of the Rio Grande.
Reporter Ted Oberg talks to Border Patrol agents on the banks of the Rio Grande.
A Border Patrol helicopter seeking passengers who fled from a vehicle. Authorities say the passengers were being driven by a "coyote"
A 2010 Ford registered in Houston that crashed Wednesday into a ranchers fence. Around 15 passengers fled. Six were apprehended.
Reporter Ted Oberg has been following the trail of coyotes who smuggle humans and drugs north after crossing the Rio Grande.
Reporter Ted Oberg has been following the trail of coyotes who smuggle humans and drugs north after crossing the Rio Grande.
Reporter Ted Oberg talks to Fred Cappadona. Coyotes have crashed through his fences and run over his Hidalgo County ranch numerous times.
Reporter Ted Oberg talks to Fred Cappadona. Coyotes have crashed through his fences and run over his Hidalgo County ranch numerous times.
Fred Cappadona says it's never been as bad as this summer when it comes to coyotes going through his property to smuggle humans and drugs. "The numbers are overwhelming," he said.
Fred Cappadona says it's never been as bad as this summer when it comes to coyotes going through his property to smuggle humans and drugs. "The numbers are overwhelming," he said.
Because law enforcement has a heavy presence on highways, coyotes use Fred Cappadona's ranch and other rural properties to sneak north
Because law enforcement has a heavy presence on highways, coyotes use Fred Cappadona's ranch and other rural properties to sneak north
Fred Cappadona says it's never been as bad as this summer when it comes to coyotes going through his property to smuggle humans and drugs. "The numbers are overwhelming," he said.
Fred Cappadona says it's never been as bad as this summer when it comes to coyotes going through his property to smuggle humans and drugs. "The numbers are overwhelming," he said.
Reporter Ted Oberg talks to Fred Cappadona. Coyotes have crashed through his fences and run over his Hidalgo County ranch numerous times
Reporter Ted Oberg talks to Fred Cappadona. Coyotes have crashed through his fences and run over his Hidalgo County ranch numerous times
Caption: Reporter Ted Oberg talks to Alma Gonzalez with La Posada Providencia, a shelter that has taken in thousands who crossed the border seeking asylum.
Alma Gonzalez with La Posada Providencia, a shelter that has taken in thousands who crossed the border seeking asylum. 1,000 were helped by the shelter in just the last eight.
A meal is being prepared for the residents of La Posada Providencia, a shelter in San Benito, near the Texas-Mexico.
Residents of La Posada Providencia, a shelter in San Benito, near the Texas-Mexico border are being taught civics skills by a visiting.
Reporter Ted Oberg preparing to go live for a report outside of the Border Patrol headquarters in McAllen
Ted Oberg meets the officers who patrol ranch land and parts of McAllen in Constable A. "JR" Gaitan's Hildago County Precinct 4.
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are on a road outside of McAllen near the Rio Grande River, which marks the Texas-Mexico border
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are on a road outside of McAllen near the Rio Grande River, which marks the Texas-Mexico border
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are on a road outside of McAllen near the Rio Grande River, which marks the Texas-Mexico border
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are on a road outside of McAllen near the Rio Bravo River, which marks the Texas-Mexico border
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are on a road outside of McAllen near the Rio Bravo River, which marks the Texas-Mexico border.
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are no strangers to the Texas-Mexico border. A few weeks ago they were on the Rio Grande outside Laredo
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are no strangers to the Texas-Mexico border. A few weeks ago they were on the Rio Grande outside Laredo
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are no strangers to the Texas-Mexico border. A few weeks ago they were on the Rio Grande outside Laredo
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are no strangers to the Texas-Mexico border. A few weeks ago they were on the Rio Grande outside Laredo
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are no strangers to the Texas-Mexico border. A few weeks ago they were on the Rio Grande outside Laredo
Reporter Ted Oberg and photographer Dave Aguillard are no strangers to the Texas-Mexico border. A few weeks ago they were on the Rio Grande outside Laredo
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Behind the scenes along the Rio GrandeThe National Border Convoy, a group who wants stronger border controls, held a rally Friday at the McAllen bus station while pro-immigration groups demonstrated against them.

LAREDO, TX (KTRK) -- The olive uniforms of Border Patrol agents are a common sight in Laredo and other border communities on the boundary of Mexico. But that's not all you can see if you spend some time in the area.

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