--- title: | North Texas District Export Council description: North Texas DEC's blog for sharing content related to shipping --- [Skip to content](https://northtexasdec.org/blog/author/ntdec#main-content) [![DEC North Texas](https://northtexasdec.org/hs-fs/hubfs/DEC%20North%20Texas.jpeg?width=200&height=100&name=DEC%20North%20Texas.jpeg)](https://northtexasdec.org/) - [Home](https://northtexasdec.org/) - [Council](https://northtexasdec.org/council) - [About](https://northtexasdec.org/aboutdec) - [News and Views](https://northtexasdec.org/blog) - [Events Calendar](https://northtexasdec.org/events) - [Resources](https://northtexasdec.org/resources) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://northtexasdec.org/) - [Council](https://northtexasdec.org/council) - [About](https://northtexasdec.org/aboutdec) - [News and Views](https://northtexasdec.org/blog) - [Events Calendar](https://northtexasdec.org/events) - [Resources](https://northtexasdec.org/resources) # News and Views from the District Export Council [![](https://northtexasdec.org/hubfs/IMG_0559.jpeg)](https://northtexasdec.org/blog/trade-dna-uta) [Events](https://northtexasdec.org/blog/tag/events) ## [Trade DNA @ UTA](https://northtexasdec.org/blog/trade-dna-uta) The North Texas District Export Council, the Department of Commerce and the University of Texas at A... 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