How much of an economic impact can just over 2,000 acres of land have?

Port San Antonio contributed $10.6 billion to Texas’ gross domestic product, according to a study released Friday from the Texas Comptroller’s office.

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock spoke about the impact of ports of entry in Texas and San Antonio at press conference hosted by StandardAero, one of the businesses based at the Port San Antonio campus southwest of downtown.

“You would never think that the closure of an Air Force base would result in what we’re looking at here,” Hancock said.

The estimates from Hancock’s office were even higher than the numbers published by Port San Antonio earlier this year .

The comptroller’s numbers showed $10.6 billion in GDP and $20 billion in total output across the bro

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