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Texas ‘Coastal Spine’ Project Authorized

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Texas ‘Coastal Spine’ Project Authorized

January 6, 2023

Tucked into the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2022, which was signed into law December 23, 2022, as part of the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, was… Read More

Texas ‘Coastal Spine’ Garners Legislative Backing Renderings of Tier I structures included in the Coastal Texas Study, with vertical lift gates closed, left, and open, right. (Courtesy of Texas General Land Office)

Renderings of Tier I structures included in the Coastal Texas Study, with vertical lift gates closed, left, and open, right. (Courtesy of Texas General Land Office)

Texas ‘Coastal Spine’ Garners Legislative Backing

July 29, 2022

A trio of Texas congressmen have introduced the Texas Coastal Spine Authorization Act in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in an effort to ensure the U.S. Read More

$31 Billion Texas Coastal Barrier Proposed

November 2, 2018

On October 26, the Galveston Engineer District released a long-discussed tentatively selected plan for protecting Texas’ vulnerable coastline against storm surge by building a series of offshore barriers, the total… Read More