Butterflies are particular about the flowers they use for food and reproduction, so gardeners should know which plants are attractive.
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Volunteers sweep local coastal waters for abandoned crab traps as part of the state's annual crab trap removal program, which starts every year on the third Friday of February. Cleaning the Coast
Local environmental advocates are celebrating the withdrawal of an environmental assessment key to plans for expanding the Port of Calhoun. Port officials say the withdrawal could result in the loss of taxpayer money and hurt the local economy.
Tom Preiss, who runs a photography business, found a 4-foot gator near his home by Riverside Park. Preiss snapped a picture of the carnivorous reptile and notified TPWD officials.
Beets, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower grown in Victoria County last December struggled to survive when freezing conditions visited the area.
Mid-Coast Sea Turtle teams braved cold temperatures and strong winds on their mission to find reptiles in need of care.
Nearly $6 million will be given to academic research projects, public education problems and area restoration efforts.
Prairie Energy Partners of El Campo is one step closer to building an oil refinery near Bloomington. It would be the first built in the U.S. in more than 40 years.
House Bill 585 would order TCEQ to submit a disaster preparedness plan for water treatment facilities. Because of Hurricane Harvey, Victoria already has some experience in this area.
Victoria hosted one of the thousands of Christmas Bird Counts taking place throughout the United States.
The cold weather is expected to continue through the weekend, with temperatures not expected to return to seasonal norms until Tuesday.
A 100,000-gallon spill at the Odem Street wastewater treatment plant on Nov. 26 was blamed on operator error, records show.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reopened the area because it found what it considers to be a reasonable percentage of oysters measuring 3 inches or more in the sample dredges it collects.
The City of Victoria has lifted all mandatory restrictions on water usage because recent rainfall along the Guadalupe River has caused the river to rise to an acceptable level.
A coalition of environmental groups, including some from the Crossroads, declared victory in a dispute with a federal agency on Tuesday.
A mobile app from developer Bandwango will allow Victoria birders to check-in to a geolocation and earn prizes for doing so. The feature is expected to launch in the spring.
The City of Victoria is lifting some of its drought restrictions, but residents must continue to conserve water by limiting some types of nonessential water usage to the cooler times of day.
Among the 50 United States, only California has more bird species than Texas.
The project will power 34,000 homes when it becomes operational in 2024, according to the company's website, which says it will bring clean power to southeast Texas through solar panels and battery storage.
Texas Parks and Wildlife announced another oyster harvest area closure on Friday.
Retired professor and livestock specialist Joe Paschal is now the executive vice president for the American Brahman Breeders Association
Corn fields in Victoria County are hot spots for feral hog havoc. "They go wherever they want," the county's trapper said. "They're searching for food and they'll eat anything."
Whooping cranes are migrating to South Texas all the way from Wood Buffalo Park in western Canada.
Car crashes involving deer are more likely to happen right after daylight savings time ends.
The project proposed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service would include construction of a breakwater structure made from rocks.
The inspiration for the turtle rescue program sparked soon after the winter storm of February 2021.
New data from the Environmental Integrity Project claimed the power station is mismanaging its coal ash waste. Coal ash is the byproduct of the process in which coal is used to make electricity.
Josephine's Reef, a 48-acre area inside San Antonio Bay, will be closed to oyster harvesting for two years. With this temporary closure, TPWD hopes young oysters will be able to grow in size and make way for a new generation of oysters to populate the area.
Most of the plastic pollution in the Atlantic Ocean tends to float on the surface, but around 1% of plastic waste goes down into the deep sea.
Grant money will be used to repair or replace around 5,600 feet of bulkhead and install approximately 20 vessel-to-shore power stations. Each station would have the capacity to serve several vessels simultaneously.
Calhoun Port Authority Director Charles Hausmann shared some information about the project's recent developments.
"Our participation numbers tripled this year," said Allan Berger, who chairs the partnership and serves as cleanup coordinator for the organization. "I was significantly impressed we the amount of trash our teams picked up and it goes to show just how significant a problem this is."
Paschal constantly praises the people he worked with, both the producers and the county agents and other extension specialists.
Fishers from Calhoun County met with Texas Parks and Wildlife to discuss multiple oyster reef proposals Thursday night in Port Lavaca.
Commissioners from Texas Parks and Wildlife will deliberate the proposed closure next month.
Jessica Dutton, an associate professor in the Department of Biology at Texas State University in San Marcos, is conducting the research with graduate students. The team is studying mercury levels in trout, blue crabs, red and black drum and other species, both inside and outside of the Alcoa Superfund site.
"I think people like Buster inspired the creation of the foundation," Janet Weaver said. "The guys who have spent their life on the bay and know the bay intimately, there aren't too many of them left."
The cleanup of Cox Creek, estimated to cost around $29 million, will take two years to complete.
The current conditions following months of rainfall are a far cry from three months ago, when residents were either in the "extreme" or "exceptional" drought stage.
Formosa Plastics Corp. described how it tries to curb pollution in Lavaca Bay.
One Port Lavaca fisherman explains why he's trying to sell his fleet of 10 boats used to harvest oysters.
Efforts to widen and deepen the channel will be on hold until next year.
In the "Fishermen and the Dragon," author Kirk Wallace Johnson tells the story of how newcomers from Vietnam experienced racist attacks while living in Seadrift and other coastal towns in the Crossroads.
"No actions have been taken since last March, it's all just discussions for now," Parks and Wildlife spokesperson Julie Hagen said. "Every avenue is open right now."
Victoria received over 7.5 inches of rain this month. On average, Victoria receives just over 3 inches of rain in August.
Fishermen and women from the Crossroads who are concerned with the status of oyster harvesting in the Texas Gulf Coast were bused to Austin on Wednesday
Mad Island Marsh Preserve received some freshwater earlier this month, which could boost the health of local creatures.
Five years after Hurricane Harvey devastated Refugio, residents say they'll never forget the storm and that they still feel its impacts.
Permanent generators and upgraded computer software could keep water running after hurricanes hit. Here's what happened, and here's what's been changed.
From a financial perspective, welcoming a large refinery to Bloomington may benefit residents. Around 75% of households earn less than $50,000 a year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The company builds excavators at its 320-acre site.
The parties suing TCEQ said the agency accepted Max Midstream's determination that pollutants such as carbon monoxide and greenhouse gases would not be present enough in the oil terminal to warrant a stricter air permit.
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May You Rest In Peace! “God Bless!” “Job Well Done!”
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