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Nelson Balido Named New Border Trade Alliance President

Leading border trade group taps former DHS division director

PHOENIX – The Border Trade Alliance (BTA) today announced that Nelson Balido has been hired as the organization’s new president.

Balido, who hails from San Antonio, has extensive experience in the public and private sectors.  His career […]

El Paso’s Kathy Neal to Chair Border Trade Alliance in 2010

December 8, 2009

El Paso’s Kathy Neal to Chair Border Trade Alliance in 2010
A.O. Smith Director of Trade Compliance to helm leading trade group

PHOENIX – Kathy Neal of El Paso, Texas has been elected by the Border Trade Alliance board of directors to chair the organization in 2010. Neal, who served as vice-chair […]

Border Fence Compromise: A Local Solution to a National Issue

Recently the BTA expressed our support for the announced compromise by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Hidalgo County, Texas to simultaneously upgrade the existing levee along the Rio Grande for both flood control and border security purposes. We are hopeful that DHS’s willingness to support this innovative alternative to the construction of […]

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