As economic relations between Texas and Mexico sour, New Mexico is proposing development of an international rail line through its Santa Teresa port.

An envoy of economic development and transportation officials from New Mexico are being sent to Mexico City to analyze the potential opportunities of developing commercial infrastructure at the San Jeronimo-Santa Teresa crossing, a KOB 4 news report said this week.

Recently, there have been disruptions along the Mexico-U.S. border at Texas because Gov. Greg Abbot has required all incoming cargo to undergo extra inspections before entering the country.

The disruption has resulted in delays in the supply chain and has also cost Mexican companies millions in losses due to longer wait times to cross the border, the report said. Because of these issues Mexico is looking to cross the border at the Santa Teresa port of entry in a move that will bypass Texas.

"I don’t think we’re going to use Texas anymore because we cannot put all our eggs in one basket and be held hostage to those who want to use trade as a political issue," Tatiana Clouthier, Mexico’s economy secretary, said in a business conference, quoted by KOB 4. "We are going to look for another connection point.”

New Mexico has asked for a U.S. presidential permit for a rail bypass route through Santa Teresa — which is approximately 20 miles west of El Paso, Texas — so that cargo can go through New Mexico. The state is studying the prospect of expanding the port-of-entry’s infrastructure to handle the increased volume of cargo that would move through the entry point.