Summer 2024 GCPD Newsletter
July 24, 2024
Highlights in this quarter’s newsletter include: Galveston County appoints Larry Taylor to GCPD Board of Directors. GCPD issues 2023 Annual Report. Board Member Roger “Bo”
Highlights in this quarter’s newsletter include: Galveston County appoints Larry Taylor to GCPD Board of Directors. GCPD issues 2023 Annual Report. Board Member Roger “Bo”
In accordance with its authorizing legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 1160 (87th regular legislative session), ascodified in Chapter 9502 Texas Special District Local Laws Code (the
In accordance with its authorizing legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 1160 (87th regular legislative session), theGulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) shall annually submit a report to
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...