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Andrea Hance of San Benito takes helm of Texas Shrimp Association as Gulf shrimp revives

Andrea Hance of San Benito picked a good time to take over as executive director of the Texas Shrimp Association, with Gulf shrimp prices at historic highs and nearly everyone with a trawler clambering for a piece of the action. In contrast, the timing of her entry into the shrimping business itself was less than stellar. Hance and her husband, Preston, bought their first shrimp boat in 2007 — just in time for the industry, beset by foreign imports, to hit rock bottom. Read more@brownsvilleherald  17:39