County/Region:
Statewide Coastal
Project Partner/Recipient:
Internal GLO Study
Summary:
This internally led study will update the Coastal Erosion Response Plan using new Gulf-facing shoreline lidar data acquired in 2024, bay shoreline data, other planning and resource data, and coordination with coastal communities, NGOs, and agencies.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Summary:
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) developed and implemented Coastal Expos state-wide by hiring a Coastal Expo coordinator to develop a protocol for hosting Coastal Expos based upon TPWD pilot experience.
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Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Water Development Board
Summary:
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Summary:
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi acquired historical data, including aerial photography, and formatted it for introduction into the database and CHRGIS system.
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
Summary:
The University of Texas produced a Coastal Hazards Atlas of Texas, which was needed by local governments and others concerned about responsible development, environmental protection, and emergency preparedness.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
Summary:
The University of Texas developed a Coastal Hazards Atlas of the Galveston Bay area.
County/Region:
Upper Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
Summary:
County/Region:
Lower Coast
Project Partner/Recipient:
University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology (UTBEG)
Summary:
The University of Texas at Austin developed a Coastal Hazards atlas of the area from Baffin Bay to the Rio Grande. The atlas information is needed by coastal planners and those concerned about responsible development and emergency preparedness.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Artist Boat, Inc.
Summary:
Artist Boat will partner with a Galveston Independent School District (GISD) to purchase, conserve, and manage 164 acres (Tracts 3, 4, 5) of coastal habitat, which is proposed for development of 1,118 mixed use units.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Artist Boat, Inc.
Summary:
Artist Boat will partner with Galveston Independent School District (GISD) to purchase, conserve, and manage 40 acres (Tract 2) of coastal habitat, which is proposed for development of 163 residential home units.
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Project Partner/Recipient:
Houston Advanced Research Center
Summary:
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Project Partner/Recipient:
General Land Office
Summary:
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Marmillion + Company
Summary:
Marmillion + Company highlighted and promoted the economic and ecologic features along the Texas coast and to identify the primary issues of concern that threaten its sustainability.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Marmillion + Company
Summary:
Marmillion + Company highlighted and promoted the economic and ecologic features along the Texas coast and identified the primary issues of concern that threaten its sustainability to develop a Texas coastal and marine spatial plan.
County/Region:
Matagorda
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas R.I.C.E
Summary:
Texas R.I.C.E. restored and created approximately 300 acres of wetlands and restored up to 400 acres of native grasslands.
County/Region:
Coastwide
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Parks & Wildlife Department
Summary:
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Summary:
Galveston Bay Estuary Program enhanced and restored freshwater wetland, riparian forest, coastal flatwood, and coastal prairie areas within Clear Creek Nature Park, owned by the City of League City.
County/Region:
Galveston
Project Partner/Recipient:
Friends of Galveston Island State Park
Summary:
Friends of Galveston Island State Park eradicated Chinese tallow in the park by treatment of the trees with a hormone inhibitor herbicide.
County/Region:
Harris
Project Partner/Recipient:
City of Shoreacres
Summary:
The City of Shoreacres surveyed approximately 0.5 miles of shoreline for coastal erosion. T