Texas Citizen Planner, Local Coastal Planning in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Summary

The Texas AgriLife Extension Service (AgriLife) will develop a coasetal planning program for stakeholders along the Texas coast.  The program will include hands-on planning clinics and training classes with presentations from experts. Through these trainings, local officials and stakeholders will become more aware of how to guide the creation of community ordinances and planning tools to avoid flood and surge zones, more effciently build to code, and further protect human safety and coastal natural reosurce areas.