AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Coalition for a Fair and Open Port would like to thank Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, Senator Carol Alvarado, and Senator Brandon Creighton for their valuable leadership with the critical issues facing the State of Texas at the Port of Houston.
The Coalition appreciates the hard work and dedication of Senator Alvarado in helping pass SB 1915 out of the Senate yesterday to restore good governance to the Port of Houston.
The Coalition also strongly supports Senator Creighton’s SB 2223, which provides the foundation of certainty upon which necessary capital investments and improvements can be made and, over the long term, maintains the dynamic “two-way” traffic that has allowed all types of businesses to thrive on the Houston Ship Channel for over a century.
SB 2223 will not only protect Texas jobs and economic growth, it will ensure that Texas continues to benefit from the recent shale revolution by allowing the growth of exports in hydrocarbons and petrochemicals to continue without constraint. In addition, the passage of these two bills will provide all stakeholders with the business certainty to both invest in and support the critical efforts to widen the Houston Ship Channel for the benefit of all.
We support the passage of both SB 1915 and SB 2223, and thank the Texas Senate for its continued work to support Texas energy dominance.
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A. James Teague Chief Executive Officer Enterprise Products Partners LP |
Steve Kean Chief Executive Officer Kinder Morgan Inc. |
Joe Bob Perkins Chief Executive Officer Targa Resources Corp. |
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Bernt Netland Chief Executive Officer Intercontinental Terminals LLC |
Carlin G. Conner Chief Executive Officer SemGroup Corp. |
Mike Mears Chief Executive Officer Magellan Midstream Partners, LP |
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Vicki Hollub President and Chief Executive Officer Occidental Petroleum Corporation |
Boudewijn Siemons
Chief Executive Officer Vopak North America Inc. |
John J. Christmann CEO and President Apache Corp. |
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D. Lance Terveen Senior Vice President EOG Resources, Inc. |
Chris Conway Vice President ConocoPhillips Company |
