Freeport is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, located on the Gulf of Mexico, founded in 1912.

Freeport's economic growth began in 1939 with the construction of Dow Chemical Company facilities, which remain its largest employer and are the largest integrated chemical manufacturing facility in the United States.

However, by 1929, that population had grown to 3,500, and to 4,100 by 1939, influencing a steady increase of economic expansion in Freeport.

[7] Freeport's most substantial economic growth began with the construction of Dow Chemical Company facilities in the city during 1939.

[9] Freeport is located in southern Brazoria County at 28°57′34″N 95°21′25″W / 28.95944°N 95.35694°W / 28.95944; -95.35694 (28.959527, –95.356941),[10] near the mouth of the Brazos River in the Gulf of Mexico.

In 2003, the city annexed 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of beach bounded on the northeast by the village of Quintana and continuing southwest to the mouth of the Brazos River.

Texas State Highway 36 leads northwest 15 miles (24 km) to Brazoria.

[5] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

[18] Port Freeport is a seaport on the Gulf of Mexico and is currently ranked 26th in international tonnage.

Freeport is the site of the Dow Chemical Company's Texas Operations facility, which is the company's largest integrated site[8] and the largest integrated chemical manufacturing facility in the United States.

LNG in Freeport comes from Texas shale formations cracked open through hydraulic fracturing.

In June 2022, a pipeline rupture caused methane to leak and an explosion after which the LNG terminal was closed for 8 months.

[20] Freeport is in Texas' 14th congressional district,[21] and is represented by Congressman Randy Weber.