A federal judge in Corpus Christi ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit attempting to re-allocate the waters of the Guadalupe River could continue to trial. The lawsuit, filed by a coastal group known as the Aransas Project, seeks to ensure adequate water supplies for the endangered […]
Updates from July, 2010
THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
Federal Suit Against the TCEQ Proceeding
July 30th, 2010 | TAP In The NewsThe Endangered Species Act lawsuit over the last remaining naturally migrating flock of whooping cranes will move forward, a federal district judge ruled Wednesday. The Aransas Project, a nonprofit organization formed to protect water resources in the Aransas Bay region, filed the lawsuit against the […]
CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER-TIMES
Whooping crane lawsuit to move forward
July 28th, 2010 | TAP In The NewsCORPUS CHRISTI — A lawsuit contending that the state endangered whooping cranes that winter in Aransas County will move forward after rulings Wednesday from U.S. District Judge Janis Graham Jack. The Aransas Project, an alliance of residents, organizations, businesses and governmental entities, sued the Texas […]
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Texas judge sets trial for whooping crane deaths
July 28th, 2010 | TAP In The NewsHOUSTON (AP) – A federal judge in south Texas has set a trial date for a lawsuit that alleges poor Texas environmental regulations caused record die-offs among endangered whooping cranes. The case has been brought by a nonprofit conservation group, The Aransas Project. U.S. District […]
The Aransas Project Passes Critical Stage In Endangered Species Act Litigation To Protect Whooping Crane
July 28th, 2010 | Press Release(Corpus Christi, TX — July 28, 2010)—Today, in the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) litigation brought by The Aransas Project (TAP) against officials of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), United States District Judge Janis Jack ruled from the bench to deny all motions […]