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.
Dressing Point Island and Shoreline Restoration Project - Phase I
Matagorda
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Ducks Unlimited
The Dressing Point Island Restoration and Shoreline Protection Project is located in East Matagorda Bay part of the Big Boggy National Wildlife Refuge, this project will result in a breakwater.
CEPRA Cycle 13 Economic & Resource Benefit Study
Coast Wide
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
General Land Office
The Texas Legislature requires the Texas General Land Office (GLO) to report the economic and natural resource benefits derived from Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) funding every biennium
Nearshore Circulation and Sediment Dynamics of the Upper Texas Coast
Upper Coast
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
=This project will characterize the nearshore wave and current conditions in representative summer and winter seasons in Region 1 along the Texas Gulf of Mexico coast by gathering field measured hydrodynamic data using fixed as well as vessel-mounted instrument setups.
Petronila Wetlands
Nueces
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Nueces River Authority
This project leverages existing regional partnerships through multi-faceted efforts to improve water quality conditions in Baffin and Oso Bay and the feeding streams of Petronila Creek, San Fernando Creek, and Oso Creek.
Fantasy Circle Beach Access Improvements Phase II
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of South Padre Island
City of South Padre Island
This project will construct one permanent, single-stall ADA-compliant bathroom at the Fantasy Circle beach access point, and construct an ADA pathway from the parking lot to the restroom facility.
Surfside Jetty County Park Waterfront Revitalization
Brazoria
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Brazoria County
Brazoria County
The project will reconstruct/secure the embankment and replace the footbridge over the natural lagoon damaged by Hurricane Laura.
New Amenities at Bill Sanders County Park
Calhoun
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Calhoun County
Calhoun County
The project will add amenities to the Bill Sanders County Park.
Chester Island Bird Habitat Management and Protection
Matagorda
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Audubon Texas
Audubon Texas
Audubon will purchase a new tractor for island management and complete bird monitoring during nesting season.
City of South Padre Island ADA Beach Access Amenity Engineering
Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
City of South Padre Island
City of South Padre Island
The project will produce three finalized engineering plans for public beach access improvements in the City of South Padre Island.
Water Quality and nutrient dynamics associated with freshwater delivery
Chambers
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas Water Trade
Texas Water Trade
This project will collect critical water quality and nutrient data associated with a water delivery to the estuarine environments downstream of the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Texas High School Coastal Monitoring Program
Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
University of Texas - BEG
University of Texas - BEG
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology will work with students and teachers to gain a better understanding of dune and beach dynamics.