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Officials in Harris County, Texas, home to the Port of Houston, are pursuing a novel approach [1] to fund port-wide security, specifically the local matching funds required by federal Port Security Grant Program awards. The Texas legislature has authorized establishment of a self-governed management district that could levy supplemental property taxes, solely for funding matching requirements.


Officials in Harris County, Texas, home to the Port of Houston, are pursuing a novel approach [1] to fund port-wide security, specifically the local matching funds required by federal Port Security Grant Program awards. The Texas legislature has authorized establishment of a self-governed management district that could levy supplemental property taxes, solely for funding matching requirements.


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Officials in Harris County, Texas, home to the Port of Houston, are pursuing a novel approach [1] to fund port-wide security, specifically the local matching funds required by federal Port Security Grant Program awards. The Texas legislature has authorized establishment of a self-governed management district that could levy supplemental property taxes, solely for funding matching requirements.


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[1] http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB03011F.pdf