Special Port Commission Meeting Set for Monday, Ju

HOUSTON, July 12, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority will convene in a special meeting on Monday, July 15, at 1 p.m. The meeting agenda will include discussion and possible action on the revised FY2013 operating budget and capital plan and an updated five-year operating budget and capital plan. Both are available on the Port of Houston Authority website, http://www.portofhouston.com/financial-inform...ansparency .

In addition, the Audit Committee of the Port Commission will meet at 2:30 p.m. or immediately following the adjournment of the special Port Commission meeting. The Port Commission Governance Committee will meet at 3 p.m. or immediately following the adjournment of the Audit Committee meeting.

The meetings will take place in the fourth floor boardroom of the Port Authority Executive Building , 111 East Loop North (Exit 29 off Loop 610) in Houston.

Meeting agendas are available on the Port of Houston Authority website, http://www.portofhouston.com/the-port-commiss...gs/agendas .

About the Port of Houston Authority

For nearly 100 years, the Port of Houston Authority has owned or operated the public cargo-handling facilities of the Port of Houston – the nation's largest port for foreign waterborne tonnage. The port is an economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas and the nation. It supports the creation of more than one million statewide jobs and more than 2.1 million nationwide jobs, and the generation of economic activity totaling more than $178.5 billion in Texas and $499 billion across the nation. For more information, visit the Port Authority website at: www.portofhouston.com

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