Frontera is one of the vital industries centers of Coahuila, Mexico's second leading export State. The city location just 140 miles from the border of Texas, provides important strategic advantages. Frontera has four direct border crossings into the U.S., rail access to the U.S. and Mexico's interior, including ports on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, and direct air flights to Monterrey, N.L. and San Antonio, Texas, that connects to the rest of the world.