The Coastal Texas Project
The Coastal Texas Project is a transformative initiative to deliver critically needed risk reduction from coastal storm surge for the communities, nationally important industries, and vital ecosystems of the Texas coast.
A partnership of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Gulf Coast Protection District, and the Texas General Land Office – the project represents an integrated and comprehensive coastal resiliency strategy, addressing a wide array of immediate and long-term coastal risk reduction and ecosystem restoration needs across the entire Texas coast.
Join with us in this ambitious effort to prepare the Texas coast to better withstand future hurricanes, helping to secure a resilient future for this vitally important region. This website will be updated regularly with status updates and further project information, in addition to ways you can learn more or get involved in the project moving forward.
Project Partners
The Coastal Texas Project is led by the following project partners:
Multiple Lines of Defense
ON THE TEXAS COAST
Aerial
Deep-draft Navigation Gates
Breakwater Creation
Sector Gates
Oyster Reef Creation
Vertical Lift Gates Down (Back side)
Shallow Water Gates
Marsh Restoration
Combi Wall
Beach and Dune Restoration
Aerial Back Side
Hydrologic Restoration
Renderings are for illustration purposes only and are subject to change
Multiple Lines of Defense
ON THE TEXAS COAST
News and updates
Commissioner Buckingham Announces Signed Memorandum of Understanding for Design Work on Coastal Texas Project
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D. is pleased to announce that a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Texas General Land Office (GLO) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for design work on the Coastal Texas Project’s Coastwide Ecosystem Restoration measures and the Coastal Storm Risk Management measure on South Padre Island.
USACE and GCPD Sign Design Agreement for the Coastal Texas
The Gulf Coast Protection District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are pleased to announce the signing of a Design Agreement to partner on the design of the Coastal Texas Project, specifically the Galveston Bay Storm Surge Barrier System and Ecosystem Restoration feature G-28.
Coastal Texas Project Provided Funding in FY 2024 Work Plan
On 5-13-24, the USACE published its 2024 Work Plan allocating a first installment of Federal funding to the Coastal Texas Project.
Coastal Texas MOU Signed
The USACE and the GCPD signed a Memorandum of Understanding to partner on the Galveston Bay Storm Surge Barrier System.
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Signed into Law
Water Resources Development Act of 2022 Signed into Law – Authorizing the Coastal Texas Project
Coastal Texas Project Website
The Coastal Texas Project website was created to support the transition of the Coastal Texas Project from the study phase into design and construction.
