Appendix 8A Information Sources for Strategy Identification
Sources for Policies and Programs
Federal and State
[CBSA] Canada Border Services Agency 2019 International Strategic Framework for Fiscal Year 2019–2022
[CONEVAL] Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social 2018 Mexico Poverty
[CPB] U.S. Customs and Border Patrol 2016 Transformative Business Initiatives 2016 Report
[CRE] Comisión Reguladora de Energía 2020 CRE Mexico Website
[DHS] U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2017 U.S.-Canada Border Beyond the Border U.S. Fact Sheet
[EIA] U.S. Energy Information Agency 2020 EIA Website
[EPA] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Various Cross-Border Contingency Plans for U.S.-Mexico Sister Cities
[GAO] U.S. General Accounting Office 2019 CBP Review 2019 (GAO-19-534 Border Infrastructure: Actions Needed to Improve Information on Facilities and Capital Planning at Land Border Crossings) 2016 Cross-Border Rail Review (GAO-16-274 U.S. Border Communities: Ongoing DOT Efforts Could Help Address Impacts of International Freight Rail)
[INEGI] Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía 2015 Methodological Synthesis of Program Statistics of the Manufacturing, Maquiladora, and Export Services Industry IMMEX 2015
[OECD] Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 2018 Mexico Education Policy Outlook 2018 2019 Mexico Road Safety Annual Report 2019
[SCT] Secretariat of Communications and Transportation 2012 Actions to Strengthen Road Safety 2014 Guía Para la Atención de Emergencias en Carreteras y Puentes (Guide to Attention of Emergencies in Roads and Bridges) 2019 Mexico Guide for Emergency Care on Roads and Bridges
[TxDOT] Texas Department of Transportation 2018 Report on Texas Bridges 2018 4-Year Pavement Management Plan (FY 2019–2022)
Mexico 2014 DOF National Infrastructure Program 2014–2018
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State of Texas Various Texas Legislative Bills
Texas General Land Office 2018 Hurricane Harvey: Texas at Risk
Texas House of Representatives, Committee on Appropriations 2017 Disaster and Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery: Hurricane and Tropical Storm Harvey
United States and Canada 2011 U.S.-Canada Border Beyond the Border Action Plan 2016 U.S.-Canada Border Infrastructure Investment Plan 3.0
United States, Mexico, and Canada 2020 U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement Chapters
Regional
El Paso/Santa Teresa/Chihuahua Region
Camino Real RMA 2013 Current Projects
City of El Paso 2012 Comprehensive Plan 2015 Great Streets and Corridor Plan 2016 Bike Master Plan
El Paso N/A Website-El Paso MPO 2013 El Paso/Santa Teresa‐Chihuahua Border Master Plan 2013 El Paso/Santa Teresa-Chihuahua Border Master Plan
El Paso MPO 2014 Horizon 2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2016 Alternative Transportation Modes and Technology Applications for Multimodal Transportation Planning in the El Paso Region 2019 Destino 2019–2022 Transportation Improvement Program
[MVEDA] Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance 2019 Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance Annual Report
[EDC] Pecos Economic Development Corp. 2019 Pecos EDC Annual Report
[PBRPC] Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission 2015 Permian Basin Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
South Central Regional Transit District 2017 Las Cruces – El Paso Commuter Rail
Texas-Pacifico Grupo México 2016 Strategic Plan
[TxDOT] Texas Department of Transportation 2016 South Orient Railroad (SORR) Rehabilitation & Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge Reconstruction Project
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TxDOT El Paso District 2019 2019–2022 Rural Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP)
West Texas Economic Development District 2016 Far West Texas Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
City of Presidio 2020 Presidio Transmigrante Considerations
Laredo/Coahuila/Nuevo León/Tamaulipas Region
City of Del Rio 2016 Del Rio Bridge II
City of Laredo N/A Website-Laredo Urban Transportation Study-MPO 2015 Laredo Metro Transportation Plan
City of Sunland Park 2019 Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Port of Entry Feasibility Study
[EDC] Del Rio Economic Development Corp 2019 Del Rio Economic Development Corporation 2019–2020 Projects
Laredo District 2012 Laredo District Coahuila/Nuevo León/Tamaulipas Border Master Plan
Laredo MPO 2019 2019–2022 Transportation Improvement Plan 2014 List of Federally Funded Projects 2017 Laredo Urban Transportation Study 2018 Great Plains International Trade Corridor Assessment
Ports-to-Plains Alliance 2008 Great Plains International Trade Corridor Assessment
TxDOT 2015 Initial Assessment Report – Extension of I-27/Ports-to-Plains Corridor 2017 U.S. Trade Connection at Eagle Pass Project
[EDC] Laredo Economic Development Corporation 2020 Laredo EDC Full Report Economic Indicators 2020
Rio Grande Valley/Tamaulipas Region
Pharr Economic Development Commission 2016 Pharr Community Profile
City of McAllen 2020 City of McAllen Letter to CBP (unsigned; dated February 12, 2020)
Brownsville MPO 2018 FY 2018 Annual Project Listing – Transit 2018 FY 2018 Annual Project Listing – Highway 2018 FY 2017 – FY 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) 2019 FY 2019 – FY 2022 Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program 2019 2015–2040 Brownsville Metropolitan Transportation Plan
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Cameron County 2014 U.S. 77/83 South Parallel Corridor Map 2019 U.S. 77/83 South Parallel Corridor Location Map (Phase III)
[CCRMA] Cameron County RMA 2017 Strategic Plan 2017–2021 2017 Strategic Plan 2017–2021 Update 2019 U.S. 77 Plan – Map
City of Brownsville N/A Metropolitan Transportation Plan N/A Environmental Plan N/A Land Use Implementation Plan N/A Transportation Plan Element 2013 Bicycle and Trail Master Plan 2017 City of Brownsville Annual Action Plan
City of Edinburg N/A La Sienna Development
City of Harlingen N/A Comprehensive Plan Update: Future Land Use N/A Comprehensive Plan Update: Growth Plan 2014 Comprehensive Plan Update: Existing Land Use 2016 Harlingen Comprehensive Plan
City of McAllen 2018 The City of McAllen’s Strategic Business Plan 2018 The City of McAllen’s Strategic Business Plan 2019 McAllen Economic Profile
City of Mercedes 2010 Envision Mercedes 2035 – A Community Comprehensive Plan
City of Mission 2019 Zoning Map
Harlingen-San Benito N/A Harlingen-San Benito MPO 2019 2019–2022 HSBMPO MTP Revision #2 2015 Harlingen-San Benito MPO – Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2019 Harlingen-San Benito MPO – Transportation Improvement Plan 2019 HSBMPO MTP Revision #9 2045 HSBMPO MTP 2045: Harlingen Railroad Improvements
Hidalgo County N/A Website-Hidalgo County MPO N/A Los Ebanos Road and Military Parkway Loop N/A Madero International Bridge Connecting Roadways N/A Madero International Bridge Connecting Roadways 2015 2015–2035 Comprehensive Plan 2018 2018–2022 5-year Consolidated Plan and Strategy 2011 2011–2015 Economic Development Strategy for Hidalgo County 2011–2015 2019 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program: Hidalgo Co MPO FY 2019–2020 TIP – Pharr District
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Hidalgo County MPO 2019 2015–2040 MTP Amend #13 – 1-17-19 2019 Hidalgo County MPO FY 2019–2022 TIP Pharr District Projects FY 2019 2019 FY 2019 Transit Project Listing Hidalgo County MPO Transportation Improvement Program
[HCRMA] Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority 2019 2019–2023 HCRMA Strategic Plan Update 2019–2023
[HCRMA] Hidalgo County RMA 2018 HCRMA Project Location Map with Short/Long-term Strategic Priorities 2019 Board of Directors Meeting
Lower Rio Grande Valley 2012 Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Economic Adjustment Plan 2013 Lower Rio Grande Valley-Tamaulipas Border Master Plan 2013 Lower Rio Grande Valley-Tamaulipas Border Master Plan
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 2007 2007–2012 Regional Strategic Plan
[LRGVDC] Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 2020 Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council Annual Report 2017 2017–2022 Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Strategic Plan 2019 2019–2024 Lower Grande Valley Regional Strategic Plan
McAllen Chamber of Commerce 2019 McAllen Economic Profile
[MRGDC] Middle Rio Grande Development Council 2019 Middle Rio Grande Development Council Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2019-2023
Port of Brownsville 2019 The Economic Impacts of the Port of Brownsville, 2018
San Benito 2015 Parks and Recreation Master Plan
[SCIF] Starr County Industrial Foundation 2019 Starr County Economic Development Plan 2019
TxDOT 2020 Pharr District UTP
Sphere 2
[AACOG] Alamo Area Council of Governments 2018 AACOG Economic Development District Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2018-2023
U.S.-Mexico Border (CA, AZ, TX)
Wilson Center 2015 Competitive Border Communities Report
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Sources for Projects
State
Texas Demographic Center 2019 Growing States 2010–2018
Texas General Land Office 2019 – State of Texas Community Development Block Grant Mitigation Action Plan (CDBG-MIT)
[TxDOT] Texas Department of Transportation — Texas Freight Mobility Plan Implementation: Freight Infrastructure Design Considerations 2016 – 2019–2022 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program 2016 I-45 Freight Corridor Plan 2018 International Trade Corridor Plan 2019 2020 Unified Transportation Plan 2019 Border District Trade Transportation Plan 2019 Texas-Mexico International Bridge and Border Crossings 2019 Texas Freight Network Technology and Operations Plan 2020 Texas Freight Mobility Plan Implementation: Permian Basin Regional Freight Plan 2020 Texas Freight Mobility Plan Implementation: Texas Statewide Truck Parking Study 2020 Texas Statewide Truck Parking Study
Regional
El Paso/Santa Teresa/Chihuahua Region
City of El Paso 2013 El Paso Thoroughfare Plan 2013 Plan El Paso
El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization 2014 2015–2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2019 2020–2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
Municipality of Juárez Municipal Research and Planning Institute 2019 Socioeconomic Radiography of the Municipality of Juárez 2018–2019
Laredo/Coahuila/Nuevo León/Tamaulipas Region
City of Laredo 2017 Economic Development Strategic Plan
[LUTSMPO] Laredo Urban Transportation Study Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization 2014 2015–2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan
[TxDOT] Texas Department of Transportation 2018 Laredo Freight Mobility Plan 2018 Laredo Mobility Study
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Rio Grande Valley/Tamaulipas Region
[CCRMA] Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority 2017 2017–2021 Strategic Plan
City of Brownsville 2013 Bicycle and Trail Master Plan
Hidalgo County Regional Mobility Authority 2019 2019–2023 Strategic Plan Update, Amendment #1
Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council 2019 2019–2024 Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional Strategic Plan
[RGVMPO] Rio Grande Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization 2019 2020–2045 Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2019 Bicycle Plan
[TxDOT] Texas Department of Transportation 2019 2021 Unified Transportation Plan, Draft Pharr District Project Listing 2019 Rio Grande Valley Regional Freight and Trade Plan
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