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 denied all motions to dismiss the litigation. Read more »
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THE HERALD-ZEITUNG
Judge green-lights water lawsuit
July 30th, 2010 | TAP In The NewsA federal judge in Corpus Christi ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit attempting to re-allocate the waters of the Guadalupe River could continue to trial. Read more »
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. Read more »
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 …Read more »
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. Read more »
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 …Read more »
SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
Boards oppose suit on managing rivers
June 17th, 2010 | TAP In The NewsThe boards of the San Antonio Water System and San Antonio River Authority have voted to petition as interveners in the federal lawsuit filed by the Aransas Project. Read more »
LE TELEJOURNAL
French-Canadian Evening News Broadcast Features TAP
May 10th, 2010 | TAP In The NewsFrench-Canadian national news show Le Téléjournal ran a broadcast story on TAP and the whooping cranes last week. Le Téléjournal is the flagship national evening news broadcast for French-Canada, and the show is broadcast to all of Canada nightly. The coverage specifically highlighted the issue …Read more »
CBC FRENCH
Justice for the Whooping Cranes
April 23rd, 2010 | TAP In The NewsCBC French, the French-Canadian arm of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, ran a story on TAP and the whooping cranes this week. CBC reporter Marie-Claude Guay and her crew traveled all the way from Alberta to Rockport to see the cranes and interview local community leaders …Read more »