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A new report from Environment America shows that 90% of Texas beaches had at least one day of unsafe fecal contamination in 2022, far above the national average.
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A tentacled summer visitor has arrived on the shores of the western Gulf. It looks like a jellyfish, but it's not. Look at the beautiful blue creatures — but don't touch, say state officials.
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A Texas man is suing three women he says helped his ex-wife obtain an abortion "without even his knowledge." Experts say documents related to the case suggest he might have known ahead of time.
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The U.S. Senate voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for a massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay meant to protect against hurricanes’ storm surge. Funding is not yet secured.
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The presence of the Kemp’s ridley sea turtles on an inland beach inside Matagorda Bay is exciting for conservationists who have seen survival rates fall in the past decade.
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Texas closed most public oyster reefs for harvesting, dealing a blow to the fishing industry. "It's taken a big toll on me," says Johny Jurisich, whose family has worked in the business for decades.
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A new report says floods could shut down a quarter of the country's critical facilities like airports, hospitals, government buildings, and schools — and the roads that take you there.
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The Karankawa, said to be extinct, are now reviving their culture and fighting to protect their landHistorians long thought the Karankawa people had disappeared. But now a group of descendants is fighting to protect a coastal area — where thousands of Karankawa artifacts were found — from an encroaching oil export facility.
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From Texas Standard . In Texas, where the weather is no laughing matter, it’s not an exaggeration to say storms are wreaking havoc in many parts of the...
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The recent cold snap hasn’t been kind, especially to sea turtles along the South Texas coast.Over the past two days, the Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife…
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Three months after the Hurricane Harvey made landfall, the Texas Coastal Bend is still far from back to normal. The Category 4 storm delivered winds of...
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Fish can breathe under water. They’re great swimmers. But they’re not really known for their singing. But they do sing – kind of. And now scientists on...