Texas Border Business
By The Port of Harlingen
The Port of Harlingen was created in 1926 as a vision to bring in waterborne commerce to evolve the Rio Grande Valley into a major player in economic growth, The Port of Harlingen has grown into an important hub to the south Texas region and internationally.
Organized as a navigation district, officially known then as the Arroyo Colorado Navigation District of Cameron and Willacy Counties (ACND), the Port was created under the Texas Constitution Water Code, Chapter 62, Section 59. Although established in name and concept, the Port was not operational until 1952. Years of strategic planning, effort, and river construction and maintenance created the thriving Port it is today. As it stood in the 1920s, the Arroyo Colorado, an offshoot of the Rio Grande River, was not a navigable waterway. Although it emptied into the lower Laguna Madre near the lower Texas coast of the Gulf of Mexico, city and county leaders determined that if it were made navigable, the area would benefit greatly from a water highway connecting Harlingen to other major ports along the Gulf of Mexico and the United States.
Read The Annual Report below: Courtesy of The Port of Harlingen
The Report can also be downloaded at:
https://portofharlingen.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Port-of-Harlingen-Annual-Report-2024-006.pdf
Information Source: The Port of Harlingen
