Question

Which event most contributed to the development described in this excerpt ? The Port of Houston was instrumental to the City of Houston's development as a center of international trade It is now home to a $15 billion petrochemical complex, the largest in the nation and the second largest in the world

A. The building of the first rattroads in Texas
B. The rise of the cattle industry in West Texas
C. The discovery of oil along the Gulf Coast of Texas .
D. A large increase in the use of civilian air transport after World War

Answer 1

C.)

Step-by-step explanation:

Texan Oil is exported via the Port of Houston, thus making the extraction of Oil essencial for the develpment of the port & Houston.