ORANGE, Texas — Southeast Texas ports are getting millions of dollars from the State of Texas.
The Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur and Sabine Pass ports will be splitting more than $66 million.
State and local leaders met at the Port of Orange to celebrate on Monday afternoon.
Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, Senator Robert Nichols and Representative Christian Manuel were all in attendance.
The money was secured during this year's state legislative session.
This is the first time in history that the state is investing in Texas ports, according to Phelan.
"This just provides more infrastructure, provides for jobs. Very high quality jobs. And let me not call them jobs, these are careers for Southeast Texans," said Phelan.
Speaker Phelan says the money will go towards six different projects happening between the four ports.