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...
HOUSTON, TX — The Gulf Coast Protection District (GCPD) in partnership with the Texas General Land Office (GLO), is proud to announce the approval of two engineering design contracts that...
Charged with safeguarding approximately 5,220 square miles along the upper Texas coast, the Gulf Coast Protection District is part of the largest coastal protection project in U.S. history.
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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a historic Category 5 storm, packing 185-mph winds and leaving behind catastrophic damage. It was the strongest hurricane ever to strike the island,...
You might know us better as the “Ike Dike” project. Either way, last week’s mention of the Coastal Texas Project – the largest coastal protection project in U.S. history –...
Texas Senate Bill 2212 (2025) updates legislative procedures by requiring the Legislative Council to prioritize bill drafting during sessions and conduct a study on best practices for nonsubstantive code updates....
Introduced by Sen. Donna Campbell and filed on February 7, 2025, SB 1160 increases public notification requirements for municipal zoning and boundary changes.
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