Proposition 9 was approved by approximately 75% of the voters in Texas on November 3. The public now has their right of access to the beach further protected. A big thanks to everyone who supported this and also all the extra efforts that were made to communicate the issue. Because of this amendment, ours...
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is sponsoring beach cleanups all along the Texas coast on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The cleanups will take place 9:00 a.m. – Noon . The GLO Adopt-a-Beach website for the cleanup can be found here. All Texas Surfrider chapters will be actively involved.
Central Texas Surfrider Chapter marked International Surfing Day, June 20th, in Austin with a clean-up of Barton Creek below Barton Springs Pool. A big thanks to all that sacrificed that trip to the coast to celebrate locally and make one of Austin’s favorite water spots more special. Following the clean-up, food was provided by...
The 22nd annual Adopt-A-Beach Spring Cleanup will take place Saturday, April 25th. The all-volunteer event is coordinated through the Adopt- A-Beach Program of the Texas General Land Office. GLO Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson invites “Join us for a great day at the beach with thousands of other Texans who care enough to show it...
HB 770 seeks to amend the Natural Resource Code effectively allowing persons whom formerly had front row houses on the Bolivar Peninsula prior to Hurricane Ike to rebuild those structures on the current public beach easement by September 2013. HB 770 has been approved and is set for signing by the Governor. We are...
The Texas General Land Office (GLO) has released detailed maps showing post-Ike boundaries with the launch of the new website, TexasBeachAccess.org. This represents a transition from the temporary 4.5′ elevation line used to determine the boundary of the public beach after Hurricane Ike. The new maps on TexasBeachAccess.org show the post-Ike boundary of the...
Recent Elections were held for new members of the executive committee and the executive committee has elected officers for the next two years. Executive Committee members: Nick Wiersema, Manny Alvarez, Bill Morris, Kristina Schlegel, and, our newest member, Jennifer Morris. Jennifer and her father Bill have been long time members, continually providing enthusiastic support...
Surfrider again de-briefed all beach inquisitors visiting the Texas Wildlife Expo. We had 2 booths set up – one for our standard information fare about our mission to keep the Texas beaches available and hazard free and another booth offering a surfing experience on a standing wave.
First Wednesday of the Month.
6:30 PM Social Hour
7:30 PM Meeting
