HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) — The Texas Border Trade Advisory Committee’s latest meeting in Austin focused on expanding roadways and infrastructure feeding into international crossings on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border.

Mission Economic Development Corporation CEO Teclo Garcia joined the latest episode of Border Report Live to break down the committee’s priorities and goals for expanding border infrastructure and economies.

Garcia sits on the committee that is headed by Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson. They met on Aug. 12 and he talks about the necessity for feeder roadways to ensure traffic flows to international bridges, as well as the fast-track bridge permitting process that is resulting in several presidential permits issued recently for international bridges in thr

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