Port Partners
Developing & Strengthening
Our Partnerships
Port Houston values its relationships with partners and stakeholders. We know that collaboration and partnership is key to moving the world and driving regional prosperity.
Port Houston list of Partners
Numerous local, state and federal governmental entities are Port Houston stakeholders. Other Port Houston stakeholders include the communities surrounding the Houston Ship Channel. The Chairman’s Citizen Advisory Council provides an open line of communication between the Port Commission and communities in and around Port Houston.
The following is a summary of important Port Houston stakeholders, partner entities, governments, and organizations.
Lobbying Partners
Federal Government
- The White House
- The White House – Office of Management and Budget
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House of Representatives
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Leadership
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers -Civil Works Budget and Performance
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Coast Guard
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- U.S. Maritime Administration
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Trade Representative
- U.S. Small Business Administration
- Foreign Trade Zones Board
- Federal Maritime Commission
- Library of Congress
- House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works
State Government
- State of Texas
- Governor’s Office
- Lt. Governor’s Office
- Texas Senate
- Texas House of Representatives
- House Committee on Transportation
- House Committee on Special Purpose Districts
- House Committee on Texas Ports, Innovation & Infrastructure
- Texas Department of Transportation-Commission
- Texas Department of Transportation-Maritime Division
- Texas Freight Advisory Committee
- Port Authority Advisory Committee
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Local Government
- Harris County Commissioners Court
- City of Houston
- Houston City Council
- City of Pasadena
- Houston-Galveston Area Transportation Policy Council
National and Multi-State Maritime Associations
- American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA)
- Bay Area Transportation Partnership (BAYTRAN)
- Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA)
- Gulf Ports Association of the Americas (GPAA)
- National Waterways Conference (NWC)
- Transportation Advocacy Group
State Maritime Associations
Other Local Stakeholders
- East Harris County Manufacturers Association
- Economic Alliance Houston Port Region
- Galveston Bay Foundation
- Greater Houston Partnership
- Greater Houston Port Bureau
- Gulf Coast Rail District
- Houston Pilots
- Houston Ship Channel Security District
- Houston-Galveston Area Council
- Transportation Policy Council
- Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
- Port Terminal Railroad Association
- West Gulf Maritime Association