Welcome to La Porte,Texas!        

Located minutes east of downtown Houston, La Porte offers a recreational waterfront living environment, while providing strong economic clusters in both the specialty chemical and maritime industries.

Location:
The key to La Porte’s success is location. The city is bounded on the north side by the Houston Ship Channel and the Barbours Cut Terminal, on the east by Galveston Bay, on the south by the Bayport Terminal, and is flanked on its north and west sides by various petrochemical plants located in La Porte's two Industrial Districts. The Fred Hartman Bridge, currently the second largest cable-stayed bridge, is a major transportation link.  Click here for a map locating La Porte, Texas: click here to see map

Amenities:
The City of La Porte operates a 350,000 gallon Wave Pool, two bayside parks with fishing piers, a rodeo/open riding arena, and four neighborhood swimming pools, all for the benefit of the citizens of La Porte. In addition, the City has 20 parks and recreation facilities, with baseball, softball, soccer, football, bicycle/pedestrian/exercise/nature trails, a senior center, a special populations center, and other amenities for the enjoyment of our citizens and visitors. The acclaimed 18-hole golf course offers both a clubhouse and open-air pavilion, and is a great golf experience at an affordable price.  

Current Projects:
The City of La Porte is currently involved with several exciting projects.  Click here to learn more.

Office of Economic Development:
The Economic Development Division was created in April 2007 to address the needs of the business community through a strategic and comprehensive plan for rational, sustainable and measured growth.  The Division is funded through the assessment of an economic development 1/2 cent sales tax adopted in 1999.  To read the history of the City's 4B Sales Tax program and see a list of board members, click here.

Business Incentives and Area Fact Sheets:
The City offers a variety of incentives to businesses for location or expansion within the City as long as the business plan includes significant capital investment or job creation/retention.  Click here for a list of incentives and other pertinent city information.

Area Partners:
We also partner with a number of Economic Development offices in the Bay Area region that provide valuable services to our community and other area cities and agencies.  Together, with our Community Partners, we hope that you will discover why the City of La Porte and our greater Houston region is the ideal place to live, work and play!  Click here for a list of area community economic development partners.

We hope that you will find this information useful for your analysis when exploring the opportuity to do business in La Porte.  

City Contact:                                                                                
Stacey Osborne
604 W. Fairmont Pkwy
La Porte, TX 77571
(281) 470-5017 office
(281) 842-1259 fax
email