Texas ports (Corpus Christi, Comfort, China: appointed, subdivision, authority)

[oldtoiletsmkgdflrpots]

What country owns, or manages the Texas ports?

[Sunderpig2]

Good question. Probably China for the most part.

[Trainwreck20]

Most of the ports are owned and operated by their respective county, or, in some cases, city. A couple that I have dealt with:

Port of Corpus Christi:

The Authority is governed by a Port Commission composed of seven commissioners who serve without pay. Each commissioner serves a staggered term of three years with appointments made to the Commission each year. Three commissioners are appointed by the Corpus Christi City Council, the governing body of the City of Corpus Christi, three commissioners are appointed by the Nueces County Commissioners Court, the governing body of Nueces County, and one is appointed by the San Patricio County Commissioners Court. The executive staff, under the leadership of the executive director, manages the operations of the Authority and assists the Commission in planning for the future. Port Commission efforts are directed toward encouraging industrial expansion, attracting new cargo, building and maintaining public terminals, setting operational policy and cooperating with the Federal Government as a local sponsor in maintaining and further improving vital navigation channels.

Calhoun County:

Governance - The public port is operated by the Calhoun Port Authority, previously known as the Calhoun County Navigation District. The Port Authority is governed by a Port Board made up of six members elected from districts within Calhoun County. The Port Director and a full-time professional staff are responsible for port management and day-to-day operations. The Port Authority is a political subdivision of the State of Texas.

The Port Authority serves as the local non-federal sponsor of the Matagorda Ship Channel which extends 24 miles from the Point Comfort Turning Basin to the Gulf of Mexico.