Matagorda Bay

The two national wildlife refuges are in the Coastal Bend region of Texas and are home to several endangered species.

The ship channel in Lavaca Bay near the towns of Port Lavaca and Port O'Connor lies in a mercury tainted Superfund cleanup site.

Texas Matters: In the last legislative session Gov. Perry threatened to and then vetoed the budget of the state's public integrity unit, a state agency…

Padre Island National Seashore has reopened its beaches after cleanup of the oil spill that made its way from Galveston to the southern coastline.But…

The Board of Directors for the Lower Colorado River Authority has approved the next phase of a downstream reservoir that will capture some of the water…

Commissioners with the Texas Commissioner on Environmental Quality spent nearly six hours hearing testimony from those that would be affected by a request…

Matagorda is just another small Texas town, but its bay is one of the key areas in the state for oyster harvesting and processing. It’s also where the…

The Lower Colorado River Authority has rescinded its request to block the flow of water headed downstream into Matagorda Bay from the Highland Lakes.In…

Texas Matters: A look at major issues from all over the state this week -- Tom DeLay is acquitted of money laundering, the American Bar Association…

The Lower Colorado River Authority’s board voted 9-6 to stop the flow of water going into the Matagorda Bay’s estuaries.The board will ask the Texas…