U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District Commander Col. Rhett Blackmon, right, speaks with Victor Martinez, Port Director at Port of Palacios/Matagorda County Navigation District, during a meeting to discuss the port’s current and future projects at the navigation district’s headquarters in Palacios, Texas, June 7, 2023. Blackmon and staff were in the region to meet with local port officials as part of a commitment to building and sustaining relationships with ports and their communities within the district’s area of responsibility. U.S. Army photo by Trevor Welsh.