Sen. Cruz Applauds Presidential Permit Expanding Camino Real Bridge at Eagle Pass

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) released a statement on President Trump’s approval of a presidential permit to extend, maintain, and operate a vehicle and pedestrian crossing at the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry. The bridge connects Eagle Pass, Texas, with Piedras Negras, Mexico.

In 2023 Sen. Cruz drafted and passed into law legislation that streamlined permits for international bridges in Eagle Pass, Laredo, and Brownsville.

Sen. Cruz said, “I would like to thank President Trump for approving the presidential permit to expand the Camino Real International Bridge Land Port of Entry. I will continue to lead the fight to secure additional permits that promote U.S. trade and create jobs throughout the Lone Star State.”

Sen. Cruz has led the charge in the U.S. Senate to expedite bridge permitting.

In June 2025, President Trump approved a presidential permit to expand and maintain the Laredo-Colombia Solidarity International Bridge.

In May 2025, Sens. Cruz and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) introduced the International Bridge and Port of Entry Modernization Act. This legislation expedites the presidential permitting process for all international bridges and land ports of entry and expands on Sen. Cruz’s 2023 legislation.

Sen. Cruz was the first elected Republican member to be awarded the Key to the City of Laredo for his leadership in streamlining the presidential permitting process and securing permits to build and expand four major international bridges in South Texas, including two in Laredo.

In October 2024, Sens. Cruz and Cornyn secured a presidential permit for the Laredo 4/5 International Bridge (Bridge 4/5) in Webb County.