The Texas General Land Office (GLO) is pleased to present the 2023 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan (Plan)—the third installment of its statewide plan to protect and promote a vibrant and resilient Texas coast that supports and sustains a strong economy and healthy environment for all who live, work, play or otherwise benefit from the natural resources and infrastructure along the Texas coast. The Texas coast is made up of more than 3,300 miles of bay shorelines and vast expanses of tallgrass prairie uplands, saltmarsh wetlands, beaches and dunes, estuaries, and other ecosystems that contribute priceless natural and aesthetic resources to humans. Moreover, nearly 6.92 million people in 18 counties call the Texas coast their home, and industries contributing to the coastal economy employ upwards of 400,000 people in coastal counties and over 1.55 million people statewide.1,2 To protect the livelihoods, communities, safety, and security of our people, Texans need a Texas-sized plan to protect our coast.
Projects for Region 2 (includes Calhoun County):
No. Project Name Cost 1265 Big Boggy Marsh Protection Project $6,000,000 1268 Bird Island Restoration and Creation of Gulf Cut Island Complex $4,000,000 51 Boggy Cut GIWW Stabilization $18,500,000 9237 Boggy Nature Park Shoreline Stabilization $5,000,000 9187 Carancahua Bay Community Reefing Project $125,000 430 Carancahua Bay Habitat Preservation and Enhancement $9,000,000 600 Half Moon Oyster Reef Restoration – Phase 3 $2,800,000 9250 Harbor of Refuge Protection and Restoration $6,700,000 1342 Hydrologic Restoration of Welder Flats $4,300,000 9224 Lake Austin Coastal Prairie Conservation $60,000,000 644 Mad Island Marsh Preserve Shoreline Protection and Coastal Ecosystem Restoration – Phase 1 $8,900,000 9070 Matagorda Bay Regional Inflow Study $250,000 922 Oliver Point Shoreline Protection and Reef Restoration $1,600,000 9244 Port Alto County Park Shoreline Protection and Restoration – Phase 2 $1,800,000 4 San Bernard NWR Shoreline Protection $80,500,000 1391 San Bernard NWR Sargent Unit Beneficial Use $11,000,000 9245 Sand Point Peninsula Living Shoreline $5,800,000 418 Sargent Beach and Dune Restoration $79,600,000 9215 Shoreline Protection and Restoration at Olivia Haterius County Park $4,600,000 REGION 2 DETAILS Counties: Calhoun, Jackson, Matagorda, Victoria Total Population: 162,700 (2020) Property Value: $31.2 billion (2021) Total Annual Average Wages: $3.0 billion Political Districts: Texas House: 25, 30, 43 Texas Senate: 17, 18 US Congress: 14, 22, 27 8 2023 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan Texas General Land Office Texas General Land Office 2023 Texas Coastal Resiliency Master Plan 9