Border Trade Advisory Committee
The Border Trade Advisory Committee provides a forum for the
exchange of communications between the Transportation Commission,
TxDOT, the governor and committee members representing border trade
interests. The committee's advice and recommendations will provide
them with a broad perspective regarding the effect of transportation
choices on border trade in general and on particular communities.
The members of the committee also provide an avenue for interested
parties to express opinions with regard to border trade issues.
The border commerce coordinator designated under Government Code,
§772.010, currently Secretary of State Hope Andrade, shall serve as
the chair of the committee. The Transportation Commission will
appoint the other members of the committee in accordance with
Transportation Code, §201.114. Members are appointed to staggered
three-year terms expiring on August 31 of each year, except that the
Transportation Commission may establish terms of less than three
years for some members in order to stagger terms.
Publications
Committee Members
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Metropolitan Planning
Organizations |
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Brownsville MPO Mayor Pat Ahumada
City of Brownsville
El Paso MPO
Mayor John Cook
City of El Paso
Harlingen-San Benito MPO
Mayor Chris Boswell
City of Harlingen
Hidalgo County MPO
Council Member Angie Garza
La Joya City Council
Laredo MPO Mayor Raul Salinas
City of Laredo
Midland Odessa Transportation Organization
Council Member Dr. Jimmy Goates
Odessa City Council
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Ports of Entry |
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B&M Bridge Jose F. Galvan, President and COO
Brownsville & Matamoros Bridge Company
Lake Falcon Dam Crossing
Lake Amistad Dam Crossing
Fort Hancock-El Porvenir Bridge
Fabens-Caseta Bridge
Bridge of the Americas
Commissioner Bill Ruth
United States Section, International Boundary and Water
Commission
McAllen-Hidalgo International Bridge
George Ramon, Bridge Director
City of McAllen
Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge on the Rise
Jesse Medina, Bridge Director
City of Pharr
Presidio Bridge
Michael O'Toole, Bridge Division
TxDOT
Progreso International Bridge
Sam R. Sparks, President
B&P Bridge Company of Weslaco
Rio Grande City-Camargo Bridge
Sam F. Vale, President
Starr-Camargo Bridge Company
Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates
Free Trade Bridge at Los Indios
Gateway International Bridge
Pete Sepulveda, Jr., Director
International Bridge System, Cameron County
Yselta-Zaragoza Bridge
Good Neighbor Bridge
Paso del Norte Bridge
Said Larbi-Cherif, Bridge Director
City of El Paso
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University Research Centers |
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Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research
Texas Transportation Institute
Texas A&M University System, El Paso
Rafael M. Aldrete, Ph.D., Program ManagerCollege of
Engineering
Center for Transportation Research
University of Texas at Austin
Rob Harrison, Deputy Director
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Regional Mobility
Authorities |
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Cameron County
David Allex, Chair
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City and County Officials |
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Del Rio
Mayor Efrain ValdezEagle Pass
Mayor Chad Foster
Zapata County
Rosalva Guerra, Zapata County Judge
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Others |
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International Bank of Commerce (IBC Bank)
Eddie Aldrete, Senior Vice PresidentLaredo Development Foundation
Roger Creery, Executive Director
Port of Corpus Christi
Judy Hawley, Port Commissioner
Port of San Antonio
Jorge Canavati, Vice President, Business Development
Rio Grande Valley
Partnership
Bill Summers, President/CEO
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