Photo Gallery: Hands Across the Border resumes in 2022

By
Miguel Roberts
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The first Hands Across the Border ceremony to take place on Gateway International Bridge between Brownsville and Matamoros since 2020 was accompanied Friday morning by temperatures in the mid-40s, a cutting north wind and occasional drizzle.

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Mr Amigo Bianca Marroquin arrives at Brownsville Events Center as a special guest during a Boards and Commission Luncheon Friday. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Mr Amigo Bianca Marroquin arrives at Brownsville Events Center as a special guest during a Boards and Commission Luncheon Friday. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Mr. Amigo Association President Juan Chapa awards 2022 Mr. Amigo Bianca Marroquin with a gold medal Friday during a Boards and Commission Luncheon at the Brownsville Events Center. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Mr Amigo Bianca Marroquin places her hands over her heart as she speaks to guest on her gratitude to represent Mr. Amigo 2022 at the Brownsville Events Center during a Boards and Commission Luncheon Friday. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Mr Amigo Bianca Marroquin arrives at Brownsville Events Center as a special guest during a Boards and Commission Luncheon Friday as Marroquin shows her new boots she received as a gift from the City of Brownsville. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Mr Amigo 2022 Bianca Marroquin speaks to guests at the Brownsville Events Center during a Boards and Commission Luncheon Friday. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Brownsville Mayor Trey Mendez along with Brownsville Commissioner Jessica Tetreau-Kalifa present a City of Brownsville Proclamation Friday to Mr. Amigo 2022 Bianca Marroquin, center, at the Brownsville Events Center during a Boards and Commission Luncheon. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
Mr Amigo 2022 Bianca Marroquin arrives at Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport Thursday afternoon. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald)
A boy rides a mechanical bull Friday during Sombrero Festival in Brownsville.
A man rides a mechanical bull Friday during Sombrero Festival in Brownsville.
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