The City of Hidalgo Police Department frequently has heavy patrol presence along this road, frequently stopping motorists (both north-bound towards McAllen and south-bound towards Mexico) along Spur 115. They will stop drivers for even the most trivial speeding violations. They are very quick to write speeding citations. It is believed that the city encourages as many citations as possible due to the city’s financial problems.
WARNING: The city police have ties to federal law enforcement, including US Border Patrol. They will send federal officers after you if you get stopped on this road. A word of advice, turn around and go home after getting stopped. Do not attempt to cross to Mexico, as you will likely be forcibly detained by federal officers for several hours and have all of your personal belongings and vehicle ransacked.
Additionally, many of these city police officers have limited proficiency in the English language, and might become aggressive with you if you do not speak Spanish. This is especially true if you are not Hispanic, as this department has a record of racial profiling Caucasian and African-Americans. While there have been some improvements in this department over the past few years, there are still several bad apples at this department.