HOPES mount in south Texas for federal grant approval to fund channel dredging by the US Army Corps of Engineers to enhance the fortunes of the Port of Corpus Christi .

Deputy port director Frank Brogan said if the agreement is reached, the US$1.1 million in federal funds would allow tenders to be called in the next few months.

So far, projects include design and dredging of a dock, landside improvements of utilities and paving for rail access to the La Quinta port area, according to the Corpus Christi Caller Times newspaper.

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