Texas Border Business
By Roberto Hugo González / Texas Border Business
McALLEN, Texas — Warehousing, temporary duty-free storage, and access to multiple transportation systems were among the topics discussed when representatives from San Luis Potosí met with Rio South Texas region economic development officials on June 11, 2026.
The Council for South Texas Economic Progress, known as COSTEP, hosted the meeting at the Cambria Hotel in McAllen, its CEO Adam Gonzalez told Texas Border Business.
Mauricio Galindo represented a warehousing and logistics company. He identified himself as head of the company’s San Luis Potosí operations and its strategic projects division.
Galindo said the company opened an operation in Texas two years earlier and worked to facilitate commerce between Chihuahua and Texas.
“It was a very rewarding experience,” Galindo said. “There were incentives involved, and we were able to act quickly to facilitate business between the state of Chihuahua and the state of Texas.”
He said the company saw potential to expand or establish additional operations in the area.
“I believe there are significant opportunities in this area, with great potential for us to expand and establish operations here,” Galindo said.
The company can store products in the United States or Mexico, he said. Galindo also said it holds a license that allows certain goods to be imported without duties for a limited period.
He did not identify the company by name during the recorded introductions, nor did he announce a location, investment amount or timetable for an expansion.
COSTEP presented the Rio South Texas region as a binational corridor linking cities across seven Texas counties to 10 municipalities in Tamaulipas. The Texas counties are Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Willacy and Zapata.
The regional presentation described 19 international trade bridges, three seaports, seven international airports and connections to Class I rail networks.
The Port of Brownsville, Port of Harlingen, and Port of Matamoros were identified as maritime assets. COSTEP said the Port of Harlingen moves more than 3 million tons of cargo annually, while the Port of Matamoros provides connections for oversized cargo and offshore support.
The presentation estimated annual trade operations in the corridor at $15 billion and said that thousands of commercial trucks pass through the region daily.
The first session established contacts and presented regional capabilities. It did not include an announced warehouse project or distribution agreement.
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