Environmental groups argue a state law allowing Boca Chica Beach to be closed for SpaceX launches violates the Texas Constitution’s guarantee of free and unrestricted public beach access.

Sanitation crews that service marinas around Clear Lake, which is located on the Texas coast, estimated that about 140 people currently live on boats full time in the area.

The National Weather Service says storm chances will increase late this week and continue into early next week as a cold front and low-pressure system move toward South Central Texas.

Public hearings on the rate hikes are scheduled for April 7 and May 5.

One disturbance arrives Wednesday, while the other could emerge sometime before the weekend.

A high in the lower 90s was expected in the city by afternoon on Thursday.

After catastrophic flooding claimed 117 lives and reshaped the Guadalupe River, volunteers and biologists are planting thousands of native cuttings along its banks, marking a turning point in the long work of restoration.

Highs will push close to 80 on Wednesday.

All signs point to an early spring.

The funds are part of the department’s local parks grant program. During the last legislative session, about $60 million was allocated to TPWD for local parks in House Bill 500.