Port of Galveston

Ports in Houston and Galveston remain closed Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl.

The first tropical storm warning of the 2024 hurricane season was issued Tuesday, as South Texas prepared for a storm that could cause flooding along the Gulf Coast.

At the turn of the 20th century, Galveston, Texas, was a powerhouse in the maritime shipping industry and one of the wealthiest cities in the country.

Borderlands is a weekly rundown of developments in the world of United States-Mexico cross-border trucking and trade. This week: A development is capitalizing on the booming California-Mexico trade; the Port of Galveston will receive $11 million for a channel dredging project; a Canadian auto components maker expands its Mexican plant; and Border Patrol rescues migrants locked in a railcar.

The ports of Corpus Christi, Galveston and Brownsville will receive federal funding to complete ship channel improvement projects aimed at increasing cargo capacity.

New Orleans and Galveston, Texas, will offer liquefied natural gas fueling services for marine vessels by 2022 and the end of 2021, respectively.