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I remember reading some time ago, TSR, that you follow these infrastructure projects with interest (you are such a nerd!). I found this data on the 'net that you might find interesting:

Texas' export shipments of merchandise in 2005 totaled $128.8 billion, the largest figure among the 50 states. Texas' exports rose $33.8 billion from 2001 to 2005, the largest dollar gain among the states. That is a 36 percent increase over the 2001 level of $95.0 billion. By comparison, the total US increase in merchandise exports over this period was 24 percent.
Texas exported to 218 foreign destinations in 2005. The state's largest market in 2005, by far, was NAFTA member Mexico, which received exports of $50.1 billion (39 percent) of Texas' total merchandise export total. In fact, the value of Texas' trade with Mexico alone is larger than the world trade totals of every state but California and New York.
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But always, a caveat:

Caution: The [U.S. Census Bureau's] Origin of Movement series allocates exports to states based on transportation origin, i.e., the state from which goods began their journey to the port (or other point) of exit from the United States. The transportation origin of exports is not always the same as the location where the goods were produced. Consequently, conclusions about "export production" in a state should not be made solely on the basis of the Origin of Movement state export figures.