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On the recordJune 15, 1982
The continued use of this property as an airport is the most practical and economical way to solve the severe airport capacity problem in the Houston-Galveston metropolitan area.
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Ronald Reagan
Republican · California

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Statement on the Transfer of Federal Lands to Houston, Texas

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