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Looking to California as Texas Port Expands

An influx of ships from Asia expected to start coming to the Port of Houston via a newly widened Panama Canal has some Texans looking west for guidance on how to address environmental concerns amid rapid port growth.

By Dave Fehling, Houston Public Media
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Barbour's Cut Container Terminal
Credit: Louis Vest

An influx of ships from Asia expected to start coming to the Port of Houston via a newly widened Panama Canal has some Texans looking west for guidance on how to address environmental concerns amid rapid port growth. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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