Port of Brownsville emerges as a $22.7 billion economic engine for Texas

A recent analysis by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts found that the Port of Brownsville contributed $22.7 billion to the state’s economy, up 116% compared to 2003. 

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock met with Port of Brownsville leaders on Wednesday for a tour and discussion about future investment to keep the port growing.

“South Texas is primed for the future that’s coming for the port with the deepening of the port, the dredging, and additional opportunities such as the LNG facility,” Hancock said. “We look forward to continuing the conversation. It’s a major economic engine not just for the region but the state.” 

The Port of Brownsville is undergoing a 17-mile dredging project to enable massive vessels, such as LNG tankers, to visit customers and has reconstructed one of its cargo docks, funded in part by a state grant.