“ TX can’t feed itself. You’ll need KS Wheat, AR soybeans, rice, and cotton, access to the Mississippi River, etc. Ever look at a map? TX will need rail access across the Mississippi River and more ports in LA, MS, AL.”
I have heard that there are ports in Houston, Galveston, and maybe even Port Arthur.
...and MORE PORTS (needed) in LA, MS, AL. Guess you cant read either....
I have heard that there are ports in Houston, Galveston, and maybe even Port Arthur.
Word has it there are even a few more.
Texas’ 11 deep-draft and eight shallow-draft maritime ports are critical to the economic growth of the state and are a key component of the state’s transportation system.
In 2018, Texas ports ranked second nationwide for total waterborne tonnage handled— moving nearly 569 million ton of cargo, including 414 million tons of international cargo and 155 million tons of domestic cargo. Texas ports also handled more than 2.3 million twenty-foot equivalent units and served nearly 2.2 million cruise passengers. Five of the state’s ports are ranked in the top 20 U.S. ports by total tonnage, including:
Port Houston (second)
Port of Beaumont (fourth)
Port of Corpus Christi (fifth)
Port of Texas City (15th)
Port of Port Arthur (17th)
https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/division/maritime/ports.html