Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program
Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program > Funding Sources
University of Texas - Bureau of Economic Geology
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will identify the sources of fecal indicator bacteria and nutrients to Corpus Christi Bay and the Laguna Madre.
A Coastwide High Resolution Seagrass Map for Texas
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
A Coastwide High Resolution Seagrass Map for Texas > Funding Sources
University of Texas
The University of Texas at Austin (UT) will use satellite imagery and image classification algorithms to map the current extent and distribution of seagrasses along the Texas coast.
Matagorda Bay Shoreline Resilience: Restoring Seagrass Phase II
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Matagorda Bay Shoreline Resilience: Restoring Seagrass Phase II > Funding Sources
Matagorda Bay Foundation
The Matagorda Bay Foundation will plant seagrass at seven different sites in Matagorda Bay and collect water quality data as the seagrass reestablishes.
Tracing Fecal and Nutrient Pollution to Corpus Christi Bay and Laguna Madre
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Tracing Fecal and Nutrient Pollution to Corpus Christi Bay and Laguna Madre > Funding Sources
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will identify the sources of fecal indicator bacteria and nutrients to Corpus Christi Bay and the Laguna Madre.
Assessing Changes in Natural and Restored Dunes on Upper and Central Texas
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Assessing Changes in Natural and Restored Dunes on Upper and Central Texas > Funding Sources
University of Houston
The University of Houston will measure the erosion and recovery of vegetation and dunes following major storms on the upper and central Texas coast and evaluate the effectiveness and potential impacts of various dune restoration and stabilization techniques.
Southeast Texas Flood Coordination Study - Regional Flood Sensor System
Jefferson
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Southeast Texas Flood Coordination Study - Regional Flood Sensor System > Funding Sources
Lamar University
Lamar University will improve the Southeast Texas Flood Control District (SETxFCD) low-cost sensor network by replacing 34 systems with more reliable commercial units equipped with rain gauges.
Port Aransas Nature Preserve Shoreline Stabilization Permitting & Engineering Design
Nueces
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Port Aransas Nature Preserve Shoreline Stabilization Permitting & Engineering Design > Funding Sources
City of Port Aransas
Alternatives analysis (data collection & engineering design) and permitting phase for a submerged rock revetment to be constructed during a later phase on the channel-ward side of the 4,700 ft-long existing concrete bulkhead along the Corpus Christi Ship Channel adjacent to Mustang Island/the City of Port Aransas, in the vicinity of the Port Aransas Nature Preserve.
Stabilization of Eroding Bluff Parks on Corpus Christi Bay – Phase 1
Nueces
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of Corpus Christi
Three high-use public bayfront parks are targeted for Phase 1 of the project. Although these three parks share the common issue of bluff and shoreline erosion and may share some similar conceptual design elements, the analysis of each will be approached individually due to the unique bayfront orientation and constraints at each location.
Establishing a Coastal Bend Lab for Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Establishing a Coastal Bend Lab for Enhanced Water Quality Monitoring > Funding Sources
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi will establish a new laboratory with advanced water quality testing equipment and trained personnel.
Texas GLO Sediment Placement Dashboard
Coast Wide
Texas GLO Sediment Placement Dashboard > Funding Sources
General Land Office
The purpose of this project is to develop a GIS database and software solution for Texas General Land Office (GLO) for the public presentation of coastal sediment management projects in Texas waters.
Coastwide Barrier Island Breaching Study – Phase 2
Aransas
Coastwide Barrier Island Breaching Study – Phase 2 > Funding Sources
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas at Austin assess the breaching susceptibility along the Texas Gulf of Mexico barrier island, barrier peninsula, and strand plain system.
Fred Stone Park Phase 2 - Construction
Willacy
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Willacy County
This Project is Phase II-Construction of the County’s Fred Stone Park Master Plan.
Expand Riparian Buffers - Petronila Creek Watershed
Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Project funds will be used to develop and implement an outreach campaign to promote riparian buffer expansion in the Petronila Creek ecosystem through education and outreach activities targeting landowners.
Improving Coastal Resilience and Water Quality through Proactive Planning for Sea Level Rise
Coast Wide
Inflation Reduction Act - Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi’s Harte Research Institute (HRI)
The GLO will contract with Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi’s Harte Research Institute (HRI) to conduct additional modeling that will assess the impacts of projected urban growth and sprawl on water quality and the environment within the coastal zone.
Matagorda Beach Access Mats
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Matagorda County
Matagorda County
Matagorda County will purchase 90 oilfield mats and install them at the entrance to Matagorda Beach.
Dana Cove Marsh Restoration
Galveston
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
NFWF
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Dana Cove Marsh Restoration Project will dredge the local Pirate's Cove channel.
The Clean Coast Texas Collaborative Years 5 & 6
Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas A&M Universtiy Corpus Christi
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Bolivar Beach Access Improvement Phase I
Galveston
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Galveston County
Galveston County
Projects funds will be used to design and complete the permitting for several amenities at a Bolivar Beach Park.
Best Practices in Modeling Sediment Transport and Budget Along the Texas Coast
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at Arlington
The study explores uncertainties and errors in current sediment transport and budget practices, aiming to provide recommendations for best practices in sediment transport modeling in support of coastal sediment management
Magnolia Beach Marsh Restoration
Calhoun
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Calhoun County
Calhoun County
Address marsh erosion and degradation behind Magnolia beach.