PATTERSON HAS PLAN FOR HOUSES ON PUBLIC BEACH
By Ella Tyler Jerry Patterson, Commissioner of the Texas General Land Office, announced Wednesday that he is making $1.3 million in state money available to help remove houses from public beaches.
RECORD NUMBER OF SEA TURTLE NESTS LOCATED
By Ella Tyler Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, which had a near brush with extinction, appear to be making a comeback. So far, 69 of their nests have been discovered along the Texas coast during this year’s nesting season, including five in Galveston County.