{"id":206231,"date":"2026-03-16T00:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/206231\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:54:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T00:54:41","slug":"el-paso-county-meets-with-chihuahua-state-officials-to-strengthen-economic-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/206231\/","title":{"rendered":"El Paso County meets with Chihuahua state officials to strengthen economic ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">EL PASO, Texas (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsm.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:KTSM;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;KTSM&quot;}\" class=\"link \">KTSM<\/a>) \u2014 El Paso County officials traveled to Chihuahua City last week to meet with leaders from the government of the State of Chihuahua and strengthen cross-border economic partnerships, the County said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The County delegation met with Secretary Ulises Fern\u00e1ndez Gamboa of the Secretariat of Innovation and Economic Development (SIDE) at their headquarters.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"595\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/37deb1d29356599331ab1aef424e7c18.jpeg\"\/><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/e4ba6895716ec5839dbe110db2eb8f4d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the meeting, both sides discussed key areas of regional cooperation, including:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Aerospace industry development<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Operational efficiencies at the Tornillo\u2013Guadalupe Port of Entry<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The creation of binational working committees focused on infrastructure coordination and economic development collaboration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The State of Chihuahua also expressed its support of a regional industry survey designed to better understand operational efficiencies at ports of entry and identify industry needs across sectors such as aerospace and advanced manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the visit, Commissioner Sergio Coronado, Precinct 4, and Commissioner Iliana Holgu\u00edn, Precinct 3, signed a non-binding letter of intent, marking the first step toward activating the Binational Public Policy Roundtable between the State of Chihuahua and El Paso County.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The initiative is intended to strengthen institutional coordination, promote regional competitiveness, and advance collaborative economic development strategies benefiting communities on both sides of the border, the County said in a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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