Before anyone purchases coastal property in Texas, they are required to sign an agreement that they understand the ever changing coast line could render their property on the public side of the Texas beach.

A desire to live as close to the beach as possible is certainly understood, but the public’s right to access an obstruction free shore line has been Texas’ law since 1959. For example, a single sea wall build to protect a single beach house destroys the shoreline and renders that beach front unavailable for any shore access.