Toyota’s Surprise CEO Change Signals Strategic Shift Amid Global Auto Turmoil 
Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate 
Taiwan Says Moving 40% of Semiconductor Production to the U.S. Is Impossible 
DBS Expects Slight Dip in 2026 Net Profit After Q4 Earnings Miss on Lower Interest Margins 
Kroger Set to Name Former Walmart Executive Greg Foran as Next CEO 
Uber Ordered to Pay $8.5 Million in Bellwether Sexual Assault Lawsuit 
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge 
Once Upon a Farm Raises Nearly $198 Million in IPO, Valued at Over $724 Million 
Missouri Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Starbucks’ Diversity and Inclusion Policies 
OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering 
SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision 
Anta Sports Expands Global Footprint With Strategic Puma Stake 
Trump Backs Nexstar–Tegna Merger Amid Shifting U.S. Media Landscape 
Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report 
Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch 
Hims & Hers Halts Compounded Semaglutide Pill After FDA Warning 
SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates 
HOUSTON, Feb. 10, 2016 -- Theldon R. Branch, III was reappointed to the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority today by Houston City Council. Port Commissioners serve two-year terms without pay.
Mr. Branch has an extensive professional background in both the public and private sector. Mr. Branch is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Branch Companies, a privately held Houston-based holding company that oversees investments in real estate, financial assets, the automotive industry, and construction. His public service experience consists of a Mayor-appointed position as Chairman of the Rebuild Houston Oversight Committee, and working as an Assistant Director for the City of Houston Planning and Housing and Community Development departments.
Mr. Branch was originally appointed to the Port Commission in September of 2013 and represents the City of Houston. He serves on the Procurement and Small Business Development Task Force, Audit Committee and Community Relations Committee.
About the Port of Houston Authority
For more than 100 years, the Port of Houston Authority has owned and operated the public wharves and terminals of the Port of Houston – the nation’s largest port for foreign waterborne tonnage and an essential economic engine for the Houston region, the state of Texas, and the nation. It supports the creation of nearly 1.175 million jobs in Texas and 2.7 million jobs nationwide, and economic activity totaling almost $265 billion in Texas – 16 percent of Texas’ total gross domestic product – and more than $617 billion in economic impact across the nation. For more information, visit the Port Authority website at: www.portofhouston.com.
CONTACT: Lisa Ashley, Director, Media Relations Office: 713-670-2644; Mobile: 832-247-8179 E-mail: [email protected]
