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Houston, Galveston Port Merger Clears First Hurdle

HOUSTON-Houston Port Authority has signed off on a plan to merge its operation with Galveston's port. Now, Galveston must decide. Houston would get developable land in the deal and Galveston, needed capital. The deal would make it the premier Gulf port.

By Jennifer Brenner Andrade | Updated on May 22, 2001

HOUSTON-The Port of Houston Authority unanimously has OK’d a plan to unify the Port of Houston with the Port of Galveston.

The unification plan must now go before Galveston’s city council for action, which could toss it into a referendum ballot arena. Council will vote next week on the plan, which would give developable land to Houston and needed capital to Galveston.

Katherine D. Moore, director of the Port of Galveston, tells GlobeSt.com that the development of a one main port would service what she terms the impending “Latin American explosion of cargo.” She says the Galveston port encompasses 300 operating acres within the city limits and 500 acres on Pelican Island just outside of Galveston. Of the 500 Pelican Island acres, 50 acres have been developed, 100 are planned for development and the rest are in a land bank.

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