HOUSTON, TX—Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) is pleased to report that its projects are featured prominently in the Draft 2024 Texas State Flood Plan, released
HOUSTON, TX—Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) is pleased to announce that former State Senator Larry Taylor has joined the GCPD Board of Directors. The Galveston
Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) has suffered a great loss with the passing of Roger “Bo” Quiroga. Roger was appointed by Galveston County to the
HOUSTON, TX— Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Sharon Hulgan to the GCPD Board of Directors. Governor Greg Abbott
The Port Arthur Project provides critical improvements to increase the level of flood protection, or risk reduction, provided by the existing hurricane protection system
BAYTOWN, TX—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to partner on the Coastal
HOUSTON, TX—As part of the 88th Regular Texas Legislative Session, which concluded in May, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1, the general appropriations bill,
WASHINGTON, DC—President Biden signed the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 into law on Dec. 23, 2022, which includes authorization of the U.S. Army Corps
ORANGE, TX—On Friday April 29th a significant milestone was reached in the effort to better protect our coastline from devastating weather events. In coordination with
The Coastal Texas Project continues to build meaningful federal momentum with two recent funding developments underscoring its growing national importance: inclusion in the President’s FY27 Budget with discretionary funding authority...
HOUSTON, TX — At the request of Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD), the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) at Texas A&M University at Galveston is establishing the Coastal...
At the request of Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD), the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) at Texas A&M University established the Coastal Texas Research Council to serve as...
The Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) Board of Directors has approved a new resolution reaffirming the District’s commitment to navigation safety, industry coordination, and broad stakeholder engagement in the design...
The Texas Gulf Coast is home to some of the nation’s most critical economic assets whose disruption would reverberate far beyond the Southern region. When hurricanes threaten these assets, they...
Jim Blackburn, one of Texas’ leading voices in environmental law and coastal protection, has been hired as a consultant to support the planning and design of the Galveston Bay Barrier...
As design work on two important features of the Coastal Texas Project moves forward, the Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) is expanding its commitment to a core priority: meaningful community...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House and Senate both passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2026, securing $5 million in federal funding for the Coastal...
Texas’s Gulf Coast has endured some of the most destructive storms in U.S. history. We’ve seen what hurricanes can do, and the cost of inaction is far greater than the...
