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Coastal Projects

2017 & 2019 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan

Coast Wide
Community Development Block Grant Program Community Development Block Grant Program Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) Coastal Management Program (CMP) Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas General Land Office
The GLO will develop a comprehensive, long-term planning framework to ensure a resilient ecologic and economic management of the Texas coast.

2019 Update to Bureau of Economic Geology Shoreline Change

Coast Wide
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA)
Unversity of Texas at Austin - Bureau of Economic Geology
Researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (Bureau) will update shoreline change rates and determine beach and dune volume and elevation relationships.

2023 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan and implementation of 2019 Plan

Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) Surface Damage Account CDBG-MIT Coastal Management Program (CMP) Coastal Management Program (CMP)
Texas General Land Office
In support of the Texas General Land Office’s legislative authorization to restore, enhance and protect the state’s coastal natural resources, the Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan (Plan) will provide a framework for community, socio-economic, ecologic and infrastructure protection from coastal hazards, including short-term direct impact (e.g., flooding, storm surge) and long-term gradual impacts (e.g., erosion, habitat loss).

2024 Airborne Lidar Survey and Change Update, Texas Gulf Shoreline

Coast Wide
Surface Damage Funds
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Researchers at the Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin (Bureau), will update shoreline change rates and determine beach and dune volume and elevation relationships along the Texas Gulf of Mexico shoreline between the mouth of the Rio Grande and Sabine Pass.

A Comprehensive Assessment of Texas Coastal Ecosystems & Economies to Inform Ecological Restoration

Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Harte Research Institute - Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
The Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi will develop ecosystem health report cards for various Texas Bays.

A Near Real-Time Currents Measurement System for the Galveston Coast

Upper Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston
A detailed study of the surface current structure along the Gulf Coast in the vicinity of Galveston Island

A New Look at Mustang Island Wetlands

Nueces
Coastal Management Program (CMP) The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin
The Innovative technologies can be used to improve the accuracy of wetlands mapping.

A Program to Test the Feasibility of Using Texas Automated Buoy System to Measure Waves Impinging on the Texas Coast

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University Texas A&M Research Foundation
Texas A&M University
Texas Automated Buoy System (TABS) to obtain near real time measurements of ocean waves and make the data available on the TABS web site

A Prototype Information System for Monitoring and Predicting Phytoplankton Productivity over Galveston Bay

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
The Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station will aid decision makers with the capability of maintaining coastal ecosystem health (related to phytoplankton) by creating a prototype phytoplankton productivity information system over Galveston Bay.

A Stakeholder Driven Plan for Long-Term Coastal Hydrologic Monitoring

Coast Wide
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA)
Texas State University
Texas State University (TSU) will partner with the United States Geological Survey to provide a blueprint for a sustainable and resilient Long-term coastal hydrologic monitoring plan (LTCHMP) that leverages existing infrastructure and monitoring stations where possible and optimizes resource utilization while expanding and improving hydrologic monitoring activities to achieve comprehensive coastal coverage.

A study of the Laguna Salada ecosystem to support Baffin Bay restoration

Kleberg
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi will complete a targeted study of water quality in the Laguna Salada and provide nutrient management recommendations.

Accessible Bayou Nature Trail on Dickinson Bayou in Paul Hopkins Park

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Galveston County
Galveston County
Construct a handicapped accessible nature trail along Dickinson Bayou.

Accessible Nature Trail on Dickinson Bayou in Paul Hopkins Park (Phase II)

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) County of Galveston Parks Department
County of Galveston Parks Department
The construction of a handicapped accessible, nature trail & interpretive signs in Paul Hopkins Park.

Acquiring Nearshore Bathymetric and Topographic Elevation Data as well as Aerial Imagery of the Texas Lower Coast

Lower Coast
Coastal Management Program (CMP) The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology
Acquire bathymetric & topographic elevation data and color infra-red aerial imagery.

Acquisition and Production of Orthoimagery for Coastal Texas

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP)
General Land Office
Collect georeferenced image data of the Texas coast using airborne sensors.

Acquisition of Swath Bathymetry System to be Used to Support Texas Natural Resource Management Projects

Coast Wide
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University at Galveston Harvey Lynch Inc. (HLI)
Texas A&M University at Galveston
Texas A&M University at Galveston purchased a swath bathymetry system to be used on various Coastal Management Program, Coastal Erosion Prevention and Response Act, Coastal Impact Assistance Program projects as well as others requiring swath bathymetry. In addition, it was used as a research tool for the Texas Coastal Geology Lab for investigations into key geological systems along the Texas coast.

Addressing non-point source (NPS) pollution through the Galveston Bay Coalition of Watersheds

Galveston
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Texas A&M University - AgriLife Extension Service
Texas A&M University - AgriLife Extension Service
AgriLife will deliver targeted outreach on nonpoint source pollution topics within four Coalition watersheds through a combination of partner groups, mail campaigns, distributing materials, and workshops.

Adolph Thomae Jr. Park Educational Pavilion

Cameron
Coastal Management Program (CMP) Cameron County
Cameron County
Cameron County will construct an illuminated pavilion in Adolph Thomae Jr. Park with multiple picnic tables and trash receptacles.

Adolph Thomae Park Shoreline Protection Phase 3

Cameron
Coastal Erosion Planning and Response Act (CEPRA) Cameron County
Cameron County
Project will address the erosion of approximately 620 feet of the Arroyo Colorado shoreline adjacent to Adolph Thomae County Park.

Adolph Thomae Park Shoreline Restoration

Cameron
Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP)
Cameron County Parks & Recreation Department
Cameron County built a bulkhead to stabilize 1182 linear feet of shoreline at Adolph Thomae Park where erosion had been exacerbated by increased currents from the nearby Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, flooding from storms, and frequent barge traffic in the Arroyo Colorado River. With the bulkhead construction, erosion on the shoreline should be reduced by approximately 90%.