New Senate Select Committee: Ports. Economic Competitiveness.

Members of the Senate Select Committee to study ports are:

•  Brandon Creighton (chair)
• Jose Menendez (vice chair)
• Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa
• Lois Kolkhorst
• Eddie Lucio Jr.
• Jane Nelson
• Larry Taylor

Here’s what the committee is to study:

• study the economic benefit of the Panama Canal expansion to Texas ports
• Include in their study inland ports
• Determine what will keep Texas ports comeptitive
• “Senate is leading the charge to keep Texas the leader in exports and imports in our nation”

Lt. Gov. Patrick | LT. GOVERNOR PATRICK CREATES NEW SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON TEXAS PORTS