Asbestos Exposure in Texas — by City & Area

Documented asbestos exposure sites across Texas, organized by metro area and city — the facilities where workers were exposed and the local filing deadlines that apply.

Houston & the Ship Channel

Harris/Galveston/Brazoria — the nation's largest petrochemical complex

Baytown 8 sites Channelview 4 sites Deer Park 6 sites Freeport 4 sites Galveston 10 sites Houston 117 sites La Porte 6 sites Pasadena 11 sites Texas City 16 sites

Golden Triangle (Beaumont–Port Arthur)

Jefferson/Orange/Hardin — the refinery triangle, a heritage asbestos-litigation venue

Beaumont 29 sites Orange 9 sites Port Arthur 15 sites Port Neches 7 sites

Dallas–Fort Worth

Dallas/Tarrant — the metroplex

Dallas 26 sites Fort Worth 12 sites

Corpus Christi

Nueces — refineries and the port

Corpus Christi 18 sites

San Antonio

Bexar

San Antonio 14 sites

El Paso

El Paso — the ASARCO smelter legacy

El Paso 11 sites

Austin

Travis

Austin 10 sites

Permian Basin (Midland–Odessa)

Midland/Ector — the oil patch

Midland 6 sites Odessa 5 sites

Other Texas communities

Amarillo 5 sites Big Spring 3 sites Lubbock 3 sites Sweetwater 3 sites Texarkana 4 sites Tyler 4 sites Waco 4 sites