<P> The Port of Corpus Christi , which is the fifth - largest U.S. port and deepest inshore port on the Gulf of Mexico , handles mostly oil and agricultural products . Much of the local economy is driven by tourism and the oil and petrochemicals industry . In 2005 , the port was ranked as the 47th - largest in the world by cargo tonnage . </P>
<P> The Port of Corpus Christi , which is the fifth - largest U.S. port and deepest inshore port on the Gulf of Mexico , handles mostly oil and agricultural products . Much of the local economy is driven by tourism and the oil and petrochemicals industry . In 2005 , the port was ranked as the 47th - largest in the world by cargo tonnage . </P>
what large body of water is off the texas coast
what large body of water is off the texas coast
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico