Texas Secretary of State John Scott convened the third Border Trade Advisory Committee (BTAC) meeting of 2022 with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), along with public and private sector stakeholders from throughout the Texas-Mexico border region.
BTAC members identify transportation infrastructure challenges impacting trade between Texas and Mexico, and work collaboratively to develop potential solutions to enhance efficiency and safety of commercial traffic at Texas' 28 land ports of entry.
U.S. Senator John Cornyn also joined the BTAC meeting to provide an update on federal legislation impacting crossborder transportation infrastructure and funding to support local governmental entities across the border region in Texas.