Coastal Projects

Region/County: Coast Wide

Recipient: General Land Office

Summary: The Texas General Land Office and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have partnered to develop a comprehensive plan for the coastal area of Texas, that will identify and evaluate the feasibility hurricane and storm risk management and ecosystem restoration for the coastal areas of the State of Texas.

Region/County: Brazoria

Recipient: Brazoria County

Summary: The goal of the Brazoria County (BC) Regional Sediment Management Initiative (RSMI) is to facilitate and assess the implementation of sediment management policies, initiatives, priorities and projects that can provide a more effective use of sediments and dredged materials for shoreline protection and habitat conservation and restoration in the county.

Region/County: Cameron

Recipient: Cameron County

Summary: Cameron County will continue the partnership with the Texas General Land Office and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to nourish the beach at Isla Blanca Park.

Region/County: Nueces

Recipient: Port of Corpus Christi Authority

Summary: The project will restore and protect 16,300 linear feet of shoreline along the Nueces Bay.

Region/County: San Patricio

Recipient: Port of Corpus Christi

Summary: A shoreline protection structure will be constructed with the potential for marsh restoration behind the protective structure.

Region/County: Coast Wide

Recipient: General Land Office

Summary: 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.

Region/County: Matagorda

Recipient: General Land Office

Summary: This project will create a final design and conduct for optimal beach nourishment to allow shoreline stabilization and habitat restoration at Chester Island.

Region/County: Aransas

Recipient: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)

Summary: This project would result in a feasibility study, alternatives analysis, preparation of 30% engineering plans, and complete permitting for construction of a living shoreline or structure.

Region/County: Nueces

Recipient: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)

Summary: This project is the final phase for the breakwater construction project.

Region/County: Galveston

Recipient: General Land Office

Summary: The purpose of the project is to protect and enhance existing estuarine marsh habitats.

Region/County: Kleberg

Recipient: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program (CBBEP)

Summary: Phase 2,this project, is the construction phase of protecting the Triangle Tree Rookery Island.  

Region/County: Nueces

Recipient: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program

Summary: Protection of Tern Island from ongoing erosion and future sea level rise will help conserve and enhance an important rookery.

Region/County: Galveston

Recipient: City of Galveston Park Board of Trustees

Summary: Project will amend two U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) permits held by the Park Board that allow beach nourishment and dune restoration projects to be undertaken on Galveston Island.

Region/County: Matagorda

Recipient: The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter

Summary: This project will implement Phase III of a habitat restoration and shoreline stabilization project.

Region/County: Brazoria

Recipient: Ducks Unlimited

Summary: This project will result in the construction of rock breakwaters along the GIWW shoreline. The structureswill reduce wave energy and will prevent shoreline erosion.

Region/County: Jefferson

Recipient: Ducks Unlimited

Summary: This project will result in the construction of rock breakwaters along the GIWW shoreline. The structures will reduce wave energy and will prevent shoreline erosion.

Region/County: Matagorda

Recipient: Matagorda County

Summary: These stabilization measures will be to stabilize the Sargent “West” shoreline by interrupting the accelerated rate of longshore sediment transport.

Region/County: Nueces

Recipient: The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter

Summary: This project will focus on shoreline protection and stabilization needed to address the significant degradation of shorelines and coastal wetlands on the bay side of Mustang Island in Nueces County, at two locations, The Nature Conservancy’s Francine Cohn Preserve and at Mustang Island State Park.

Region/County: Brazoria

Recipient: Treasure Island Mud

Summary: This project will construct a shoreline protection structure (subterraneous stone revetment) that will connect the existing stone revetment terminating near the southeastern extent of Gulf Beach Drive into the CR257 bridge abutment.

Region/County: Coast Wide

Recipient: Texas General Land Office

Summary: Texas A&M Corpus Christi (TAMUCC) will design beach benthic macrofaunal monitoring to assess time for the benthic invertebrate community to recover following a beach nourishment event.