Above and Beyond
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Sitting not far from Baytown, Texas and below the beautiful Fred Hartman Bridge, Alexander Island is a tropical place. But you won’t find it on any travel destination websites – the island serves as a way station for natural gas and oil pipelines, along with towering transmission lines that traverse the busy Houston Ship Channel. …