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Port Freeport is an autonomous governmental entity authorized by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1925. Governing Body Port Freeport is governed by a Port Commission that serve six-year staggered terms. The Port Commissioners are elected by local residents. Facilities Port Freeport land and operations currently include 186 acres of developed land and 7,723 acres of undeveloped land, 14 operating berths (public and private docks), a climate-controlled facility, a 45-foot deep Freeport Harbor Channel and a 70-foot-deep berthing area. Future expansion includes building a 1,300-acre multi-modal facility, two multi-purpose 1,200-foot berths on 50 feet of water and two dockside 120,000 square-foot transit sheds. Port Freeport is conveniently accessible by rail, waterway and highway routes. There is direct access to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Brazos River Diversion Channel, State Highways 36 & 288 and rail service provided by the Union Pacific Railroad.
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