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TXPselectedanumberofLaPorteregionalpeercommunitiesbasedonemploymentand <br />populationsize,geographiclocation,industrialmix,andresidentcommutingpatterns.The <br />longtermdamagecausedbyHurricaneIkecreatedchallengesintheselection.TheCityof <br />Galveston,forexample,wouldhavebeenanappropriatepeercommunityforassessingLa <br />tƚƩƷĻ͸ƭtourismsector,butthemassivestormdamagehasdramaticallyalteredDğƌǝĻƭƷƚƓ͸ƭ <br />future.BecauseLaPorteislandlockedandsurroundedbylargeindustrialcomplexes, <br />suburbancommunitiestothenorthandwestofHoustonwerenotappropriate.The <br />followingpeercommunitieswerechosen: <br />CityofBaytown <br />CityofDeerPark <br />CityofLeagueCity <br />CityofTexasCity <br />Figure2:CityofLaPortePeerCommunities <br />4 <br />| <br />City of La Porte, Texas - Economic & Demographic Assessment January 2009 <br /> <br />