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Portland is a unique community committed to providing a safe home for our citizens, efficient and effective government and a focus on family. If you are looking for the best place in the Texas Coastal Bend to live and raise your family, we want to welcome you home to Portland!
The City of Portland was presented the 2015 Texas Municipal League Municipal Excellence Award for its "Play It Safe!" water safety campaign. Portland is under Stage 2 Water Restrictions. Learn more about your responsibilities as a water user. The 2015 Street Overlay and Reconstruction Program is underway. Visit our Street Maintenance page for schedule updates and additional information.

John Russell Drive Name Change

The City has been contacted about concerns over renaming John Russell Drive in the Northshore Ocean View Development. As many residents may know, the street was named for Portland native John Russell who died in 2003, while serving in Iraq. Read on...

October issue of The Breeze

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September issue of The Breeze

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City Budget Summary Sheet

Download a summary sheet that explains the city budget, tax rates and City operations. Click to download...