As the Neches River flows south toward a string of oil refineries and manufacturing plants in Southeast Texas, it winds through an area so ecologically diverse that the National Park Service runs a preserve called Big Thicket along its banks. Despite recent spring rains, years […]
Updates from June, 2013
THE ROCKPORT PILOT
Briefs in TAP suit target Judge Jack, Stehn and U.S. Constitution
June 14th, 2013 | TAP In The NewsIf briefs filed regarding the verdict of The Aransas Project (TAP) lawsuit against the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are any indication, the objectivity of U.S. District Court Judge Janis Graham Jack, the expertise of former U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Whooping Crane […]
THE ROCKPORT PILOT
Status of Aransas Project Suit Heard
June 14th, 2013 | TAP In The NewsApproximately 60 area residents and other interested people had the opportunity to hear about the status of The Aransas Project (TAP) lawsuit against the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) and other parties Wednesday night at the Saltwater Pavilion in Rockport. Attorney Jim Blackburn outlined […]