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We at BAHEP can count on very active years each biennium when the Texas legislature meets, and 2019 has definitely proven that to be true.

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Preserve NASA Funding Levels

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Texas students and teachers finally came out as winners during this session, and, for the most part, educational leaders were very pleased with the bills that were passed. It’s very rewarding for BAHEP and its partners to see such positive results following our advocacy work on behalf of education over the past several sessions (see page 4).

Alternatively, there were a number of bills that were passed (see pages 3 and 4) during the 86th Texas Legislature that will be discussed within BAHEP’s Council of Mayors and potentially revisited with our regional legislators prior to the 87th Legislature.

Bob Mitchell System toward the development of Ellington Airport, and the transformation of this historic piece of real estate has been remarkable. Ellington Field was facing closure years ago through the government’s Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) activities. Now, Ellington is a joint U.S. defense and homeland security base with more than 5,000 national guard and reserve military personnel based there. Ellington Airport is also home to the nation’s 10th spaceport with infrastructure construction underway (page 3), as well as the newly-opened EDGE Center (page 2).

The vision and leadership of so many individuals and organizations in Bay Area Houston have truly made our region a great example of what can be accomplished when we all work together.

BAHEP has been working for a number of years with the Houston Airport

Business Assistance Programs BAHEP Leads Media Campaign and Advocacy for 2020 Funding of Grand Parkway Letter to TxDOT BAHEP President Bob Mitchell wrote a letter on July 22, 2019, to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Unified Transportation Pro-

gram stating, “I am writing this letter due to my overwhelming concern about the possible delay of the construction of the segments of SH 99 (Grand Parkway’s Segments B and C) which extend from I-45 South to Hwy. 69 (59). Construction of Grand Parkway’s Segments B and C is essential as an evacuation route, a critical corridor for citizens’ daily use, an essential means to reduce traffic congestion, and to support on-going economic de-

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velopment in Galveston, Brazoria, and Fort Bend counties.”

Bob Mitchell testifies at TxDOT Public Hearing

Sen. Carol Alvarado and Sen. Larry Taylor

Rep. Dennis Paul and Rep. Mary Ann Perez

Mitchell went on to say, “I am urging you to take appropriate action to ensure that Grand Parkway’s Segments B and C, as well as the entirety of the Grand Parkway, is completed as quickly as possible. To not do so would be a great detriment to the well-being of a huge segment of the citizens who live and work in this region of Texas.”

Media Campaign Mitchell conducted a telephone interview with the news outlet i45NOW about the SH 99 issue on July 25, 2019, and BAHEP followed up with a Facebook and Twitter campaign to encourage the public to write TxDOT in support of completing construction of the entire Grand Parkway.

TxDOT Public Hearing on 2020 Budget Mitchell, along with local elected officials and more than 100 citizens, attended the TxDOT Public Hearing on the 2020 Unified Transportation Program (UTP) in Austin, Texas, on Aug. 6, 2019. Mitchell and others testified on the need and rationale for TxDOT to keep funding in the UTP 2020 budget. Others providing testi-

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mony were Galveston County Judge Mark Henry, Galveston County Commissioner Ken Clark, and League City Mayor Pat Hallisey.

Texas 86th Legislative Update The Legislative Update, organized by BAHEP, was held on July 23, 2019.

The panelists were State Sens. Larry Taylor and Carol Alvarado and State Reps. Mary Ann Perez and Dennis Paul. The panel answered questions prepared by BAHEP’s Political Protocol Committee on education funding, school safety, border security, electronic fraud legislation, the USS Texas (Battleship Texas), and insurance legislation regarding home flood coverage.

The panel also discussed TxDOT’s recent announcement of a plan to remove segments of the SH 99 (Grand Parkway) planned for Brazoria and Galveston counties from the Unified Transportation Program in 2020. Local municipalities and other government agencies oppose this proposal to not fund the toll road segments and are seeking public support for the Grand Parkway to be completed in its entirety.

Houston Spaceport EDGE Center Ramping Up to Begin Classes BAHEP Executive Director for Special Initiatives Dan Seal and Marketing Manager Jimmy Spence met with Ellington Airport General Manager Arturo Machuca and San Jacinto College Associate Vice Chancellor Sallie Kay Janes, Ph.D., and other Industry Advisory Committee members in April, May, and June to discuss next steps regarding the development of a workforce development / research center (EDGE Center) located at the Houston Spaceport.

The EDGE Center will serve not only the aerospace/aviation industry but other industries and community sectors in the region.

The purpose of these meetings was to engage in discussions regarding skill

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City of Houston Council Member Mike Knox; Steve Altemus, president and CEO, Intuitive Machines; Bob Mitchell, president, Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership; Brenda Hellyer, Ed.D., chancellor, San Jacinto College District; Mario Diaz, director, Houston Airport System; Arturo Machuca, manager, Ellington Airport; and Rob Lowe, Federal Aviation Administration (l to r), participated in the ground-breaking ceremony held June 26, 2019, to celebrate work on Phase 1 of the Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport. The project scope includes providing streets, water, wastewater, electrical power distribution facilities, and fiber optic and communications facilities necessary to attract future development.

sets and specific equipment needed by San Jacinto College. The meetings were led by BAHEP member Steve Altemus, president & CEO of Intuitive Machines LLC, who chairs the committee. Participants discussed how skill sets build on each other, which courses would make sense to offer first, and how curriculum should be grouped.

port at Ellington Airport. Speaking to the crowd gathered for the event were HAS Director Mario Diaz, FAA Deputy Regional Administrator Rob Lowe, San Jacinto College Chancellor Brenda Hellyer, Ed.D., Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus, and Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership President Bob Mitchell.

The EDGE Center is the outgrowth of a collaborative initiative by the Houston Airport System, BAHEP, and San Jacinto College District. On July 3, 2019, San Jacinto College announced, “As the official education training partner for the Houston Spaceport, the San Jacinto College EDGE Center will offer four initial training programs: composites manufacturing and repair technician, aerospace electrical assembly technician, aerospace structures technician, mechatronics and industrial automation technician. In addition to these programs, San Jacinto College will also offer customized and individualized training based on the needs of the spaceport partners.”

The construction of infrastructure in Phase One of the Houston Spaceport will make 154 acres available for development. The project scope includes providing streets, water, wastewater, electrical power distribution facilities, and fiber optic and communications facilities necessary to attract future development.

BAHEP Participates in Houston Spaceport Groundbreaking Ceremony BAHEP President Bob Mitchell, Executive Director for Special Initiatives Dan Seal, and Marketing Manager Jimmy Spence, along with partners from the Houston Airport System (HAS), San Jacinto College, Houston City Council, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and community and project partners, gathered on June 26, 2019, to celebrate the groundbreaking of Phase One of the Houston Space-

Council of Mayors Addresses Legislation Affecting “Local Control” BAHEP hosted its Council of Mayors on June 19, 2019, where the mayors addressed state legislation passed by the 86th Texas Legislature that has a negative impact on municipalities.

The mayors unanimously opposed the following bills: SB 1152 and HB 3535 mandate that cities reduce use of public right of way rental fees levied on cable and telecom companies.

SB 29 and HB 281 prohibit cities from spending city funds to influence legislation, to pay dues to an organization that advocates on issues of importance to local governmental entities, or to en-

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Participating in the Council of Mayors are mayors Pat Hallisey, City of League City; Terri Gale, City of Kemah; Jon Keeney, City of Taylor Lake Village; Michel Bechtel, City of Morgan’s Point; Julie Masters, City of Dickinson; Thom Kolupski, City of Seabrook; Louis Rigby, City of La Porte; Mark Denman, City of Nassau Bay; BAHEP’s Council of Mayors meets regularly to discuss Mike Foreman, City of issues of importance to the region.

Friendswood; Mike McNamara, City of Clear gage parties to represent cities’ inLake Shores; Paul Horn, City of Alvin; terests at the Legislature. and Jason Tabor, City of Santa Fe. SB 2 and HB 2 propose a property tax Also attending the council meetings revenue increase cap of 3.5%. This are Galveston County Commissioner bill places undue and unnecessary Ken Clark, Glenn Freedman, Ph.D., economic pressure on municipal council facilitator, BAHEP President operations while providing minimal Bob Mitchell, and BAHEP Membertax relief for property owners. ship Director Harriet Pilgrim.

HB 358, HB 365, HB 2450, HB 3667, HB 4160, SB 954, SB 1048 – These BAHEP Advocated for Education bills relate to a uniform election Legislation Passed by Texas 86th date and the elimination of May Legislature elections.

BAHEP and the Clear Lake Area SB 462 and HB 477 would require citChamber of Commerce led a delegaies to provide extensive, possibly tion of 90 travelers to Austin, Texas, misleading, information to bond on March 5, 2019, to hold 140 schedballot propositions that extend beuled meetings with key legislators, the yond the purpose for which the speaker of the House, and the lieutenbond funds are intended. ant governor to explain the importance of public and higher education Progress on Segment B and C of the to the community and economy. The Grand Parkway (SH 99) has K-12, community college, and universtalled at the state level. The sity legislative agenda was developed region’s mayors support during a series of work sessions TxDOT to take any and all achosted by BAHEP’s Education and tions to complete its traffic Workforce Development Committee revenue study, land acquisiin collaboration with the superintention, design, and construction dents of Pasadena ISD, La Porte ISD, of the Grand Parkway – SegClear Creek ISD, Friendswood ISD, ment B through grandfathering and Dickinson ISD, and representaand other appropriate actions tives from San Jacinto College Disthat expedite the process, in trict, University of Houston at Clear accordance with state law and Lake, University of Texas Medical accepted practice.

Branch (UTMB), and Texas A&M University at Galveston.

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The Texas 86th Legislature passed landmark legislation that addressed BAHEP’s legislative agenda themes: • Provide a fair, adequate and sustainable system for funding public education.

• Provide adequate funding to assure school safety and security for students, teachers, and the community.

BAHEP Hosts “Hire Houston Youth” Presentation to Member Aerospace Companies BAHEP hosted Juliet Stipeche and Brandon Denton of Hire Houston Youth, a City of Houston initiative to promote employment opportunity for youth in the Houston MSA. Stipeche and Denton briefed the Aerospace Advisory Committee (AAC) on June 5, 2019, on the merits of companies participating in the intern program. The briefing came at the suggestion of Brian Freedman of Boeing, an AAC member, which has participated for the last two years.

Freedman brought along Boeing’s current intern from the Hire Houston Youth program. The goal is to place socio-economically disadvantaged high school and college students in internships with local aerospace companies.

BAHEP Participates in Workforce Development Roundtable Hosted by Sen. Ted Cruz BAHEP President Bob Mitchell participated in a roundtable discussion organized by Sen. Ted Cruz to seek support for the Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act, Senate Bill 634, introduced by Cruz and Rep. Bradley Byrne, House Resolution 1434. The goal of this legislation is to drive increased investment in students by creating a federal tax credit for taxpayers who donate to scholarship organizations. The Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act would enable all students to access a personalized education experience that meets their individual needs by providing access to scholarships for various educational programs, including apprenticeships, industry certifications, home schooling, tutoring, and transportation.

Marketing Prospect Review Meeting – Project Wins Announced BAHEP marketing staff members conducted their quarterly Prospect Review meeting on June 27, 2019, to review projects with city, county, and BAHEP member representatives. Staff members announced wins for two of BAHEP’s projects: Project Reagan, NanoRacks aerospace facility expansion to

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22,000 SF located in Bay Area Houston, and Project Annex, San Jacinto College’s EDGE Center, a workforce development project located at the Houston Spaceport. Upcoming marketing opportunities and trends were also discussed.

BAHEP Co-hosts Houston Ship Channel Reverse Trade Show The Houston Ship Channel Reverse Trade Show, held on June 27, 2019, at the Pasadena Convention Center, was co-hosted by BAHEP and the Association of Chemical Industry of Texas. Petrochemical and refining companies were available to meet vendors and small businesses interested in doing business with the large companies. BAHEP invited its member companies that provide various goods and services for manufacturers to attend and meet with large companies like Chevron Phillips, Dow, ExxonMobil, and Kaneka.

BAHEP and its Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program exhibited at the event to develop project leads and network with member companies.

Pipeline Map and Product Identification to Galveston County BAHEP provided a comprehensive pipeline report in June 2019 to the Galveston County Economic Development Department covering the City of Hitchcock. The report, prepared at the request of the Economic Development Department, detailed mapping and labeled location of all pipelines in the City of Hitchcock, as well as pipeline attributes such as the operator information, commodity description, system name, pipe diameter, P5 organization report, and T4 permitting information.

Several of the lines that traverse Hitchcock run from the Texas City industrial complex to Chocolate Bayou facilities and further south to Freeport. The products that flow through the lines include, but are not limited to, natural gas, ethane, ethylene, propane, hydrogen, and benzene.

Opportunity Zone Sites Sought by Prospects During July 2019, BAHEP received numerous requests for sites located in federally approved Opportunity Zones. For incoming projects with this type of request, BAHEP has identified sites within the zones that are available for development. The areas in Harris County include Houston and Pasadena, mostly along the ship channel corridor, and Highway 225. For Galveston County, the cities of Hitchcock, Texas City, and parts of Galveston Island are located within a zone.

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Opportunity Zones and Opportunity Funds are used to revitalize economically distressed communities using private investment instead of public money. The program is being used to entice long-term investment in distressed communities. Investing companies are allowed to defer paying capital gains taxes if they sell appreciated investments and reinvest that money in Opportunity Funds. There are no capital gains taxes on any appreciation if the investment is kept in an Opportunity Fund for at least a decade.

Public Relations & Media Communications ABC13, KTRK Television Shines Light on Bay Area Houston ABC13 aired a series each day from July 22 through July 26, 2019, featuring interesting stories about Bay Area Houston called HTX+ Clear Lake and Bay Area.

BAHEP President Bob Mitchell and staff members provided a list of interesting activities, events, venues, and locations to ABC13 to consider as it filmed and developed the various episodes.

These included Armand Bayou Nature Center, area hike and bike trails, Seabrook fish markets, youth sailing lessons at Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook’s ‘painted pelicans,’ special needs education, local aerospace company Intuitive Machines, and many others. The ABC13 series was a huge success and can viewed at www.abc13.com/ HTXClearLake.

Letter of Support for Girls STEM Career Conference at UTMB BAHEP President Bob Mitchell wrote a letter to the UTMB Office of Educational Outreach expressing BAHEP’s willingness to partner with UTMB in providing a Girls STEM Career Confer-

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ence at UTMB, which will enable 5th8th grade girls in the Houston/ Galveston region to: 1) experience hands-on, career-related activities; 2) connect with women mentors/role models; 3) make real-world connections between possible future STEM careers and science, math, and technology content that they are learning in school; and 4) learn about careers in aerospace, biomedical and health, petrochemical, engineering, veterinary, biotechnology/life sciences, technology, maritime, tourism, academia, and more! BAHEP will help identify industry contacts for financial and/or inkind contributions to support future events.

Community Impact Newspaper Bay Area Highlights EDGE Center with Dan Seal’s Help BAHEP Executive Director for Special Initiatives Dan Seal met with Community Impact Newspaper’s Editor Jake Magee in July to provide detailed information on the San Jacinto College EDGE Center at the Houston Spaceport. An outstanding article was published on Aug. 9, 2019, citing the work and collaborations of the Houston Airport System, BAHEP, and San Jacinto College to bring this advanced manufacturing training center to fruition.

Special Initiatives Storm Surge Protection Initiative for Bay Area Houston Coastal Texas Study Community Working Group Discusses Coastal Spine BAHEP President Bob Mitchell and Executive Director for Special Initiatives Dan Seal participated in the July 24, 2019, meeting of the Galveston and Houston Community Working Group (CWG) hosted by BAHEP. The Coastal Texas Study team, which is comprised of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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(USACE) and Texas General Land Office (GLO), holds regular CWG meetings to engage the community regarding the storm surge protection study for the Texas Gulf Coast. The study team has expressed the need for and the importance of open dialogue and teamwork.

Attendees included the GLO, USACE, Morgan’s Point Mayor Michel Bechtel, Harris County Precinct 2 representatives Milton Rahman and Jacque Darbunne, and various other stakeholders.

Topics for discussion included San Luis Pass closure, proposed Galveston Ring Barrier, sand only dunes, size of the sector gates, width of the vertical gates, salinity of Galveston Bay with the proposed gate structure, and species chosen for the Habitat Evaluation Model.

Preserve NASA Funding Levels Bob Mitchell Attends Governor’s Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee Meeting BAHEP President Bob Mitchell, an appointed member of the Governor’s Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee, participated in the Aug. 6, 2019, meeting. The committee continued the development of its 2020 Strategic Plan and heard presentations from the Texas Workforce Commission on jobs, education, skills development, and the labor market.

Bob Mitchell, Panelist on GHP’s Regions and Neighborhoods Program with NASA Focus BAHEP President Bob Mitchell joined NASA JSC Center Director Mark Geyer and Boeing Government Relations Director Darcie Durham as panelists for the Greater Houston Partnership’s Regions and Neighborhoods Program held at Space Center Houston on June 19, 2019, discussing the local business environment, economy, and culture in Bay Area Houston. Bob Mitchell discussed the organization’s history and economic impact. He focused on how the organization was influential in saving and expanding the United States Military Reserves stationed at Ellington Field, as well as in the creation of the new Houston Spaceport, the world’s first urban commercial spaceport. He also touched on BAHEP’s commitment to strategic community partnerships with local educators and institutions, like San Jacinto College, funneling talent into STEM fields, and ensuring a highly skilled workforce to meet the needs of area employers.

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Following the panel discussion and luncheon, the group was given a tour of working modules of the International Space Station, Orion space capsule, space vehicle mock-ups, and robotics projects.

Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium (BayTech) BayTech was formed by BAHEP and has built a network of partners across multiple industries and academia, creating a resource pool which will be drawn on as collaborations are identified and research funding is pursued. BayTech’s goals are to 1) acquire public and private research and technology development funding for the Bay Area Houston region; 2) secure customers for, and provide simplified access to, NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) capabilities and facilities through its Space Act Agreement; and 3) pursue partnerships to support technology development.

NASA JSC Facility Support Since the beginning of 2019, BayTech has executed approximately $79,000 in agreements for work performed by NASA JSC for commercial businesses.

The customers BayTech is supporting with this work include traditional aerospace organizations and suppliers and oil & gas service companies. BayTech and NASA personnel provided a tour of the NASA JSC Receiving, Inspection Test Facility (RITF) to two companies in July 2019 — mPower Electronics, a global manufacturer of gas detectors and alarm systems, and Techline, a manufacturer of electric utility, tool & safety, and water/wastewater products.

BayTech and NASA continue working to schedule a tour of the NASA JSC RITF testing facility with representatives from Schlumberger, as well as other commercial companies.

Fiber Optic Technician Training BayTech was awarded a Wagner-Peyser grant by the Governor’s Office to continue to offer fiber optic technician training to unemployed military veterans and offer placement services in 2019. The period of performance for this grant is Dec. 1, 2018, through Nov. 30, 2019. The goal is to train 47 unemployed military veterans and offer placement services to them.

In order to better facilitate the successful placement services under this follow-on grant, BayTech is utilizing a strategy of partnering with telecommunications companies, inviting them to visit and observe classes, and to speak with the students to inform

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them of opportunities within their company and invite them to apply if applicable. Additionally, the BayTech team has secured a commitment from AT&T to consider BayTech students for open positions it may have.

BayTech has conducted four fiber optic training classes to date: in December 2018, January 2019, June 2019, and July 2019 with a fifth class to be held in September. A total of 39 veterans have been trained between the four classes. BayTech continues to engage with its Workforce Solutions partner to facilitate the placement of these veterans into industry.

Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) What is SATOP? The Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) is a State of Texas funded program that helps small businesses, especially minority- and womenowned businesses, faced with technical challenges by providing up to 40 hours of FREE technical assistance for qualified requests. This is accomplished by utilizing the vast engineering expertise of NASA and participating Alliance Partners (NASA contractors, subcontractors, or colleges). SATOP is designed to speed the transfer of the U.S. Space Program’s knowledge and technology to the private sector, to provide economic benefits to the community, and to raise public awareness of the Space Program.

SATOP Helps La Porte Entrepreneur with New, Innovative Product Tutus Solutions, located in La Porte, Texas, manufactures safety enclosures

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for elevated work platforms. The enclosures, constructed with vinyl-coated polyester yarn, capture objects dropped from elevated platforms. Tutus needed an analysis of the enclosure fabric design prior to wind tunnel testing, which will test for stability and safety factors.

SATOP Alliance Partner Design By Analysis conducted several analyses of the enclosure and identified the design that would meet government safety requirements. This free technical assistance allowed Tutus to redesign the fabric for the upcoming wind tunnel tests.

Legislature Funds High School Aerospace Scholars and Technology Outreach Programs Advocacy initiatives, led by BAHEP, have resulted in the Texas 86th Legislature funding the High School Aerospace Scholars and Space Alliance Technology Outreach programs for the upcoming biennium, 2020 – 2021, to the highest funding level in eight years.

BAHEP President Bob Mitchell, Executive Director for Special Initiatives Dan Seal, SATOP Director Bob Payne, and Marketing Manager Jimmy Spence traveled to the State Capitol on March 5, 2019, along with NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) officials, to hold scheduled meetings with legislators, the governor, and lieutenant governor to explain the importance of the High School Aerospace Scholars (HAS) Program and the Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program (SATOP) to the state’s economy and educational system.

The State of Texas has funded these 20 -year-old programs in part through the University of Houston System. Fiftytwo (52) high school juniors in East Harris County participated in the 2018 High School Aerospace Scholars Program. More than 450 Harris County high school juniors across all socio-

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economic sectors have participated in the NASA JSC program since its inception. Many of these students have gone on to work at NASA JSC and its contractor companies.

SATOP, administered by BAHEP, provides free technical solutions to entrepreneurs allowing them to complete the development of new products.

More than 450 Harris County small business enterprises have received technical assistance from SATOP, including 34% which are minority- and women -owned businesses.

State Rep. Greg Bonnen, M.D., was instrumental this legislative session in getting these two important programs placed into the Texas A&M University system as part of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). For 100 years, TEES has performed groundbreaking engineering research and developed technology to address state and national problems. This provides a stable source of funding for SATOP / TAS into the future.

SATOP Exhibits at Governor’s Small Business Workshop in League City BAHEP SATOP Director Bob Payne exhibited the SATOP program at the Governor’s Small Business Workshop hosted by the City of League City on Aug. 1, 2019. More than 50 small business owners and representatives visited the SATOP exhibit to learn about the free technical assistance.

MEMBERSHIP Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership owes much of its success to the active participation of its members. Following is a current list of BAHEP members: *New members in 2019 Acadian Ambulance Service *ACU of Texas Advantage BMW Mini of Clear Lake AECOM The Aerospace Corporation AeroSys, LLC AEXA Aerospace, LLC Aggreko Airbus DS Space Systems, Inc. All Points Logistics, LLC Allegiance Bank Texas Alpha Space Test & Research Alliance, LLC Al-Razaq Computing Services

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The AM Agency Amegy Bank of Texas American Acryl American Heart Association AMOCO Federal Credit Union Anadarko Industries, LLC Archer Group ARES Aerospace and Technology Services AssuredPartners of Houston LLC AT&T *AVERA Companies Ayrshire Corporation Bay Area Coastal Protection Alliance Bay Area Commercial Real Estate Network (BACREN) Bancorp South Bank Barlow Jones, L.L.P. Barrios Technology Bastion Technologies, Inc. *Bay Area Houston Ballet & Theatre Bay Area Houston Magazine Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership (BAYTRAN) Bay Area Surgicare Center Bay Area Turning Point, Inc. Bay Oaks Country Club Bay Area Houston Advanced Technology Consortium (BayTech) Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T) Big League Dreams Boatman Realty, LLC The Boeing Company Booz Allen Hamilton Bowers & Sadler, LLP Brewer Construction Services Brookfield Properties *Brown Leadership Consulting, LLC Capital Bank - Pasadena CDS Community Development Strategies CenterPoint Energy Charles Schwab & Co. Chemical Process and Production, Inc. CHI St. Luke’s Health Patients Medical Center Cimarron City of Clear Lake Shores City of Dickinson City of El Lago City of Friendswood City of Houston City of Houston, Houston Airport System City of Kemah/KCDC City of Kemah City of La Porte City of League City

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City of Morgan’s Point City of Nassau Bay City of Pasadena City of Seabrook City of Taylor Lake Village City of Webster CLC Properties Clear Creek Independent School District Clear Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Coldwell Banker United Realtors College of the Mainland Colliers International Collins Aerospace Comcast Business Communities In Schools - Bay Area, Inc. Community Impact Newspaper Courtyard By Marriott Houston NASA/ Nassau Bay Coventry Development Corporation - Houston Craig Technologies Criss Cross Commercial Group Crowder Funeral Homes Ruby Cubley Curran Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors CYFOR Technologies, LLC Cypress Bay Subdivision/ Marina Bay Village *Dave & Buster’s Friendswood at Baybrook Mall DB Consulting Group Del Papa Distributing Company *Deloitte Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Dickinson Independent School District DPR Construction DRDA, PLLC Duke’s Premium Meats Home Delivery Economic Alliance Houston Port Region EduSafe Systems, Inc. *Elizabeth A. Quigley Insurance Express Employment Professionals

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The Eye Clinic of Texas Fast Signs - Clear Lake Friendswood Chamber of Commerce Friendswood Independent School District Frost Bank Galveston Bay Foundation Galveston County Galveston County Daily News Galveston County Economic Alliance Galveston Economic Development Partnership Galveston Regional Chamber GB Tech, Inc. GeoControl Systems, Inc. Greater Houston Partnership Greer, Herz & Adams, LLP Gregg & Gregg, P.C. Griffin Communications Group Griffin Partners, Inc. Guardian Anesthesia Services, PLLC Guidry News Service Gulf Coast Authority Gulf Coast Educators Federal Credit Union Gulf Coast Limestone, Inc. Ham, Langston & Brezina, LLP Harris County *Haute Flowers & Events HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast Highpoint Insurance Group, LLC Hilton Houston NASA Clear Lake HomeTown Bank, N. A. Houston Area Safety Council Houston Association of Realtors Houston Chronicle Media Group Houston First Corporation Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Houston Pediatric Specialty Group, LLC *Houston Precision Fasteners ImageNet Consulting Intuitive Machines, LLC J&P Technologies J. A. Billipp Company Jacobs JES Tech Joiner Architects, Inc JSC Federal Credit Union Kaneka North America LLC KBR Keller Williams Realty Clear Lake Kemah Boardwalk Kuraray America, Inc.

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La Porte Independent School District Lakewood Yacht Club The Law Office of Phil Griffis League City Regional Chamber of Commerce Leidos Lexus of Clear Lake Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. Logical Innovations, Inc. Lone Star Flight Museum *LoveWell Creative Lubrizol LYC Concours Corporation Marina Bend at Clear Creek Marsh Darcy Partners, Inc. MD Anderson Regional Care in the Bay Area MDT Financial Advisors, LLC Meador Staffing Services, Inc. *Media Riders, Inc. Medistar Corporation MEI Technologies, Inc. Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Merrill Lynch Mills Shirley L.L.P Minuteman Press - Bay Area Moody Bank Mori Associates MRI Technologies My FlooringAMERICA NanoRacks, LLC NASA Alumni League - JSC Chapter NASA Johnson Space Center National Space Biomedical Research Institute Nestle Waters N.A. Norman Frede Chevrolet Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Oceaneering Space Systems, Inc. One Stop Tents & Events PAE Pasadena Economic Development Corporation Pasadena Independent School District Pasadena Texas Chamber of Commerce Payne’s Plants *PBK Pearland Economic Development Corporation Pelican View Drone Services Pennino and Partners Peraton Perry’s Restaurant Group Port Houston PrimeLending — A PlainsCapital Company Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services REMAX Space Center The Rothe Companies - Houston Operations

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S&K Global Solutions SAIC San Jacinto College District Savills, Inc. Schaumburg & Polk, Inc. Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Sierra Nevada Corporation Signature Flight Support Sonesta ES Suites Houston - Clear Lake/NASA South Belt — Ellington Leader South Shore Harbour Resort & Conference Center Southwest Airlines Company Space Center Houston Space City Films, Inc. SSCI Environmental & Consulting Services Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. *Star Service, Inc. *Staybridge Suites NASA Clear Lake Steele Media Services Summit Management Group *TechTrans International (TTI) Teledyne Brown Engineering Terracon Consultants, Inc. Texan Bank Texas A&M University at Galveston *Texas Central Texas Chiropractic College Texas Citizens Bank Thrivent Financial Tommy’s Restaurant Oyster Bar Trustmark National Bank, Texas TXU Energy UHCL Center -Economic Development & Research United Airlines United Equities, Inc. Universities Space Research Association-USRA University of Houston-Clear Lake Uprite Services UTMB Health Veritex Community Bank Welcome Group, LLC Wells Fargo Business Banking Whitley Penn Wendell Wilson & Dr. Pat Potter Wilson Wings Over Houston Air Show YMCA of Greater Houston Zann Commercial Brokerage, Inc.

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development and employment. Utilizing a collaborative committee structure, we engage more than 265 investor companies, business professionals, local governments, and educational institutions, in southeast Texas, to bring about prosperity and a high quality of

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life for the 800,000 people who live and work in the region. Our members include business partners encompassing 14 cities, Galveston and Harris counties, the Houston Airport System and Port Houston.

Clear Lake Shores Dickinson El Lago Friendswood Houston Kemah La Porte League City Morgan’s Point Nassau Bay Pasadena Seabrook Taylor Lake Village Webster

Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership sincerely thanks Harris County, Galveston County, Port Houston, the Houston Airport System, CenterPoint Energy, Southwest Airlines, and United Airlines without whose continued support BAHEP’s work on behalf of the region would not be possible.