A more open economic relationship with Cuba offers the opportunity to expand U.S.-Cuba (and Texas-Cuba) trade, increase imports for U.S. products among Cuban consumers, and foster greater productivity in the Cuban economy. While Texas ports seem well positioned to handle any additional cargo increase associated with increased trade with Cuba, questions remain regarding the island […]
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TTI Experts Brief Legislators on Ride-Hailing Company Research, Port Infrastructure Issues, Exports
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers Ginger Goodin and Maarit Moran outlined the agency’s latest research on transportation network companies (TNCs) for members of the Texas Senate Committee on Business and Commerce on Mar. 14. Goodin, the director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, outlined in her testimony how TNC operations have expanded rapidly in […]
TTI researchers brief legislators on issues related to coastal port operations
Members of a Senate committee on May 4 were briefed by TTI researchers who addressed the role of transportation in Texas export supply chains and the state financing of coastal ports. The testimony before the Texas Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports was provided by Ginger Goodin, Director of TTI’s Transportation Policy Research Center, and […]