Texas has more than 1,000 port facilities on 1,000 miles of channel maintained by the Corps of Engineers.
In 2004 Texas ports handled 11,071 deep-sea vessel calls (18.5% of the national total).
473 million tons of cargo handled by Texas ports in 2003 accounted for nearly one million jobs for Texans and more than $30 billion in economic impact.
Texas ports handle cargo that ranges from passengers to crude oil, lumber and paper, steel, agricultural products, consumer goods, chemicals, containers, aggregate, automobiles, construction equipment and strategic military cargo.
Texas ports are home to a vibrant commercial seafood business and serve the offshore drilling and recreational boating industries.