/tags/texas-gulf-coast Texas Gulf Coast en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:16:27 GMT /energy-environment/2023-07-10/admire-the-blue-button-jellyfish-washing-ashore-on-texas-beaches-but-dont-touch 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. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 19:16:27 GMT /energy-environment/2023-07-10/admire-the-blue-button-jellyfish-washing-ashore-on-texas-beaches-but-dont-touch Emma Bowman /energy-environment/2023-06-12/texas-beaches-inundated-with-dead-fish-likely-due-to-rise-in-water-temperature Recent rainfall, cloudy skies and the warmer weather associated with summer likely contributed to a mass fish casualty near Freeport along the Texas Gulf Coast over the weekend. Mon, 12 Jun 2023 21:36:47 GMT /energy-environment/2023-06-12/texas-beaches-inundated-with-dead-fish-likely-due-to-rise-in-water-temperature Adam Zuvanich /energy-environment/2022-01-05/federal-wildlife-officials-acquire-nearly-5-000-acres-of-land-along-texas-gulf-coast-for-migratory-birds According to the federal wildlife agency, this newly acquired land is a major stopover area for migratory birds. It will now be added to a nearly 70,000-acre wildlife refuge. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 18:43:11 GMT /energy-environment/2022-01-05/federal-wildlife-officials-acquire-nearly-5-000-acres-of-land-along-texas-gulf-coast-for-migratory-birds Sascha Cordner | The Texas Newsroom /energy-environment/2021-12-13/biden-administration-considers-removing-whooping-cranes-from-endangered-species-list Environmental groups say it’s far too early to change the conservation status of the tallest and rarest birds in North America. Around 500 cranes currently make their way from Canada to the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge every winter. Mon, 13 Dec 2021 18:58:18 GMT /energy-environment/2021-12-13/biden-administration-considers-removing-whooping-cranes-from-endangered-species-list Mose Buchele /texas/2019-05-15/galvestons-year-round-oyster-harvest-halted-after-ship-channel-chemical-spill From Texas Standard:On Sunday thousands of fish, crabs and other sea life washed up dead on beaches surrounding Galveston Bay. The Texas Department of� Wed, 15 May 2019 19:34:43 GMT /texas/2019-05-15/galvestons-year-round-oyster-harvest-halted-after-ship-channel-chemical-spill Rhonda Fanning /texas/2018-08-29/when-it-comes-to-federal-hurricane-protection-dollars-oil-companies-get-first-dibs From Texas Standard: Oil companies have long been blamed for playing a role in climate change. But now, those companies are asking the government to� Wed, 29 Aug 2018 21:20:26 GMT /texas/2018-08-29/when-it-comes-to-federal-hurricane-protection-dollars-oil-companies-get-first-dibs Laura Rice /texas/2018-04-18/in-a-lawsuit-captains-blame-state-requirements-for-maritime-monopoly From Texas Standard.Every time a vessel comes to a port of call, a local sailor takes command of the ship to maneuver it through the shallow water to� Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:38:34 GMT /texas/2018-04-18/in-a-lawsuit-captains-blame-state-requirements-for-maritime-monopoly César Lopez-Linares /texas/2018-02-20/south-padre-island-wants-to-become-a-port-of-call-for-cruise-ships From Texas Standard:Dozens of ports of call dot the U.S. coastline; stopping at one is a highlight of any cruise. There's a romance about it: You dock at� Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:18:13 GMT /texas/2018-02-20/south-padre-island-wants-to-become-a-port-of-call-for-cruise-ships Michael Marks /texas/2018-01-19/this-winter-gulf-coast-scientists-are-rescuing-more-cold-stunned-turtles-than-ever From Texas Standard.Scientists, researchers, and volunteers along the Gulf Coast have been working at a fever pitch to save hundreds of sea turtles that� Fri, 19 Jan 2018 19:30:24 GMT /texas/2018-01-19/this-winter-gulf-coast-scientists-are-rescuing-more-cold-stunned-turtles-than-ever Jill Ament /sports/2017-12-22/as-refugio-football-season-ends-towns-game-plan-turns-back-to-harvey-cleanup Refugio head football Coach Jason Herring spent all summer planning for this week, the Texas Class 2A State Championship game. He would have no idea how� Fri, 22 Dec 2017 11:01:00 GMT /sports/2017-12-22/as-refugio-football-season-ends-towns-game-plan-turns-back-to-harvey-cleanup Jimmy Maas