MEMBER DESIGNATED COMMUNITY PROJECT REQUESTS - FY2026
U.S. Representative Randy Weber submitted the following FY2026 Community Project Funding Member requests to the House Committee on Appropriations in May 2025.
Click each project name to download the Member certification form for each project. Projects are listed in alphabetical order.
Project Name: City of Angleton Rehab for Lexington Square
Request Amount: $730,000
Intended Recipient: City of Angleton, Texas
Address of the Intended Recipient: 121 South Velasco Street, Angleton, Texas 77515
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for rehabilitating the Lexington Square building, which is an 80-unit affordable housing community tailored to families that includes on-property community and family services. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because providing residents with a safe, up to code living situation furthers residents’ community involvement, economic prosperity, and ability to raise a successful family, all factors that contribute to a prosperous community.
Project Name: City of West Columbia Street Reconstruction, Phase I
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: City of West Columbia, Texas
Address of the Intended Recipient: 512 East Brazos Avenue, West Columbia, Texas 77486
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used to implement a strategic local street rehabilitation program. The streets identified are those most in need of reconstruction due to severe pavement distresses associated with roadways at the end of their life cycles. The proposed project, the first of three phases, will reconstruct 2.4 miles of two-lane asphalt residential streets and collectors in the City. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because providing new pavement and resetting the life cycle, reconstruction of the City’s poor-condition roads will mitigate over $1 million in vehicle operating benefits alone throughout the pavement life cycle.
Project Name: Coastal Texas Projection and Restoration Construction
Request Amount: $25,000,000
Intended Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Address of the Intended Recipient: 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used to initiate construction on 4 miles of breakwater for the Bolivar Peninsula and West Bay GIWW Shoreline and Island Protection Feature to reduce coastal erosion, restore habitat, and provide a second line of defense to enhance the resiliency and effectiveness of the Coastal Texas CSRM project. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Coastal Texas Project is a national security and economic protection priority project that has significant implications for the entire state of Texas and the nation at-large. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Texas Study Chief’s Report recommends a comprehensive system to protect the Houston Port Ship Channel and the petrochemical infrastructure that supports critical manufacturing, retail, agriculture, business, and military supply chains in Texas and throughout the country. The project provides a reduction $2.3 billion in damages from coastal storm surge events on an average annual basis, with a benefit to cost ration of 1.91 to 1.
Project Name: Coastal Texas Projection and Restoration Investigations
Request Amount: $5,000,000
Intended Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Address of the Intended Recipient: 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used to continue the Preconstruction Engineering and Design analysis for the Bolivar Roads Gate System, an approximately 2-mile-long closure structure between Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula, which is the largest single component of the Galveston Bay Storm Surge Barrier System. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Coastal Texas Project is a national security and economic protection priority project that has significant implications for the entire state of Texas and the nation. The US Army Corps of Engineers Coastal Texas Study Chief’s Report recommends a comprehensive system to protect the Houston Port Ship Channel and the petrochemical infrastructure that supports critical manufacturing, retail, agriculture, business, and military supply chains in Texas and throughout the country. The project provides a reduction $2.3 billion in damages from coastal storm surge events on an average annual basis, with a benefit to cost ratio of 1.91 to 1.
Project Name: Galveston Harbor and Channel
Request Amount: $34,950,000
Intended Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Address of the Intended Recipient: 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used to complete the dredging and levee raise, removing the current severe draft restrictions and returning the Galveston Ship Channel to full draft and navigable width. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Port of Galveston and the operators along the Galveston Harbor Channel are the largest contributors to our tax base and primary employers of Galveston citizens. However, the economic vitality of this critical economic segment, our industrial waterfront neighbors, is in jeopardy, due to the narrowing width and shallow depths of the channel.
Project Name: Galveston Ship Channel Dredging
Request Amount: $39,128,400
Intended Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Address of the Intended Recipient: 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for dredging to further eliminate persistent depth and width restrictions that hinder safe and efficient vessel navigation within the waterway. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Galveston Ship Channel, which is used to move goods from the Port of Galveston, is a critical waterway in Texas’ 14th Congressional District that provides significant returns on investment for the nation. The Port of Galveston provides services for both cargo and cruise ship traffic. Because of this “double duty,” the Port of Galveston receives over 4,000,000 tons of cargo and over 1,000,000 cruise passengers annually, generating approximately $2,300,000,000 in economic impact and creating nearly 14,000 jobs.
Project Name: Lamar State College Port Arthur Advanced Terminal Workforce Development Center
Request Amount: $11,000,000
Intended Recipient: Lamar State College Port Arthur
Address of the Intended Recipient: 1500 Procter Street, Port Arthur, Texas 77640
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used to construct an industrial tractor/trailer loading terminal whereby fluids/compressed gasses flow from an industrial tank yard, through pipelines, into loading stations utilizing a digital bill of lading. It allows students to load from the tank yard to their trailer or from their trailer to the tank yard as required in professional settings. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because this project supports the safe and efficient movement of goods and commodities on which the United States depends.
Project Name: Port of Beaumont Low Line Rail
Request Amount: $19,644,522.40
Intended Recipient: Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas
Address of the Intended Recipient: 1225 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas 77707
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used to reconstruct the Port of Beaumont’s inoperable Low Line Rail that was damaged in 2017 by Hurricane Harvey and rehabilitate rail at the Port’s Main Street Terminal, the most significant rail network within the Port. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the proposed terminal being supported by the Rail Rehabilitation Project has the potential to increase general cargo handling capacity at the Port of Beaumont by 25% and support an additional 1,800 direct, indirect, induced, and related user jobs, based on numbers extrapolated from a 2024 Port of Beaumont Economic Impact Study. The existing Main Street Terminal 2 will also benefit from the proposed rail improvements and will realize a 1,000 percent increase in railcar switching capacity upon construction of Rail Rehabilitation Project.
Project Name: Port Freeport Area 6 Container Stacking and General Cargo Staging
Request Amount: $6,000,000
Intended Recipient: Port Freeport
Address of the Intended Recipient: 1100 Cherry Street, Freeport, Texas 77541
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for expanding the container stacking and high and heavy cargo staging areas by approximately 10 acres, relocating an existing rail line, and including high mast lighting. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because, beyond regional impacts, Port Freeport plays a vital role in the national economy. More than 279,000 jobs are linked to commerce flowing through the port, contributing $157 billion in economic output, and generating over $5.4 billion in federal tax revenue annually.
Project Name: Port of Orange DRAVO Bulkhead
Request Amount: $8,910,000
Intended Recipient: Orange County Navigation and Port District
Address of the Intended Recipient: 1201 South Childers Road, Orange, Texas 77630
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for approximately 800 ft of bulkhead construction on the west side of the DRAVO Peninsula to improve waterway access to the stabilized backlands area and allow for safe cargo transfer. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the usage of taxpayer funds will allow the Port to further utilize and expand its cargo transportation ability by allowing additional access to its existing wharfs.
Project Name: Port of Orange Rail Reverse
Request Amount: $6,750,000
Intended Recipient: Orange County Navigation and Port District
Address of the Intended Recipient: 1201 South Childers Road, Orange, Texas 77630
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for improving the rail reverse curves (approximately 3,200’) from South Childers Road to Alabama Street from a tight 19-degree curve to an 11-degree curve in order to activate the rail line to be able to provide intermodal port capabilities for rail, truck, and waterway access for the movement of goods. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because by improving the rail reverse curves from a tight 19-degree curve to an 11-degree curve, it can benefit local industries and enhance various capabilities of the rail transportation system and provide economic opportunities for business growth in Orange County which will maintain and create job opportunities.
Project Name: Port of Port Arthur Portside Intermodal Cargo
Request Amount: $12,000,000
Intended Recipient: Port of Port Arthur
Address of the Intended Recipient: 221 Houston Avenue (P.O. Box 1428), Port Arthur, Texas 77640
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for elevating and stabilizing a 6.5-acre area adjacent to the port’s berth 6 to support deep and shallow draft maritime, rail and road-oriented cargos. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the project enhances transportation connectivity, supports U.S. exports, energy movement, manufacturing and military cargos as a MARAD designated Strategic Seaport.
Project Name: Port of Texas City Streamlining Freight Logistics
Request Amount: $33,139,700
Intended Recipient: City of Texas City, Texas
Address of the Intended Recipient: 2425 State Highway 146 North, Texas City, Texas 77590
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for realigning the Port’s entrance off State Highway 197, rehabilitating and expanding the existing 200 railyard near the entrance gate, and creating a new South Yard upstream from the Port. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because infrastructure improvements at the Port of Texas City will increase multimodal operations that provide positive economic impact to the nation. The Port of Texas City processes over $3 billion in exports annually. Through expansion and improved efficiency at the Port, there is the opportunity for growth in exports, which will benefit the entire United States.
Project Name: Sabine-Neches Waterway Channel Improvement
Request Amount: $200,000,000
Intended Recipient: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District
Address of the Intended Recipient: 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used for continued dredging of the Sabine-Neches Waterway from an authorized depth of 40 feet to 48 feet. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the deepening of the Sabine-Neches Waterway is one of the most relevant and vital federal projects of our time given the geopolitical, national security, environmental and defense challenges it uniquely addresses for America and its allies. Increasing speed of deployment and throughput capacity of the Sabine-Neches Waterway’s unique blend of heavy military tonnage and clean LNG will help our nation continue to lead the world’s pursuit of peace and stability. The Sabine-Neches Waterway is the USA’s leading Energy & Military exporter and #1 LNG exporter. No project can do more for America and its allies right now than the SNWW CIP.
Project Name: Texas A&M AgriLife Texas Gulf Coast Oyster Research
Request Amount: $2,500,000
Intended Recipient: Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Address of the Intended Recipient: 600 John Kimbrough Blvd, Suite 512, 2142 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843
Explanation of the Request: The funding would be used to develop a long-term breeding program to support the new and rapidly growing Texas oyster aquaculture industry. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because aquaculture is one of the fastest growing agricultural sectors globally and is expected to be the primary source of growth in seafood production in the future.
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