OFFICIAL: 18 STATE PARKS MAY CLOSE Houston Chronicle 7/17/06 AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are warning that 18 state parks may close if lawmakers don’t spare the struggling agency from mandatory budget cuts ordered by Gov. Rick Perry. METRO HOPES RAIL OPTIONS GET RICHMOND ROUTE FOES ONBOARD Houston Chronicle 7/18/06 Attempting to allay fears that its next…
STUDY: BIRTH DEFECT RATE HIGH IN CORPUS AREA Houston Chronicle 7/13/06 CORPUS CHRISTI – Babies born in the Corpus Christi area are more likely to have birth defects than those born in other parts of Texas, according to a newly released state study. EAST END AREA’S AIR IMPROVES; OTHERS WORSEN Houston Chronicle 7/8/06 The air in one of Houston’s most…
TEXAS PARKS FALL ON HARD TIMES Houston Chronicle 7/3/06 GALVESTON – State parks across Texas are in disrepair, with problems ranging from no restrooms or camping at Choke Canyon State Park’s Calliham Unit because the water isn’t fit to drink to park vehicles falling apart. DEEP INTO PRESERVATION Houston Chronicle 7/2/06 Groups take charge in restoring state’s neglected underground ecosystem…