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<br />TXP selected a number of La Porte regional peer communities based on employment and <br />population size, geographic location, industrial mix, and resident commuting patterns. The <br />long-term damage caused by Hurricane Ike created challenges in the selection. The City of <br />Galveston, for example, would have been an appropriate peer community for assessing La <br />Porte's tourism sector, but the massive storm damage has dramatically altered Galveston's <br />future. Because La Porte is landlocked and surrounded by large industrial complexes, <br />suburban communities to the north and west of Houston were not appropriate. The <br />following peer communities were chosen: <br /> <br />· City of Baytown <br />· City of Deer Park <br />· City of League City <br />· City of Texas City <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 2: City of La Porte Peer Communities <br />f ~ <br />i 1 <br />~,~,., <br />~'i",~ <br /> <br />f <br />i <br />i <br /> <br />'0' <br /> <br />~ <br />; <br />J <br />If <br />z <br /> <br />8t.i;.c2:::_-Rii<. <br /> <br />~,~"" <br /> <br />'e', <br /> <br />''0 <br /> <br />fin ,104 fl<! <br /> <br />Scale Legend <br />MIe(s) <br /> <br />o 2 4 <br /> <br />~~ <br />",,"l' <br /> <br />~.~ <br />? <br /> <br />City of La Porte, Texas - Economic & Demographic Assessment I January 2009 <br /> <br />It <br />