Fact Friday: Texas Deep Water Sea Ports

Texas Deep Water Sea Ports 
from the office of the State of Texas Governor

• The Port of Houston is the No. 2 busiest port in the U.S. by total cargo volume and 12th busiest in the world (2010).

• The Ports of Beaumont and Corpus Christi rank in the top 10 among all U.S. ports for total cargo volume.

• Texas has more than 1,000 miles of channel maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 

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