Most of the South Texas whooping crane flock has arrived
CORPUS CHRISTI — Most of the whooping cranes expected to spend winter near Rockport have arrived, but it’s too early to say how many survived the summer and migration from Canada. At least 98 percent...
View ArticleNew whooping crane coordinator changes to controversial counting method
AUSTWELL – Wade Harrell still remembers the moment he walked up to the deck at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge and got his first look at whooping cranes as a kid. It was dazzling, seeing the snowy...
View ArticleTexas crane totals not increasing, but flocks now inland offer hope
Whooping cranes in Texas are caught up in a numbers game that produced one encouraging development this year but remains inconclusive overall. The latest survey results released by the U.S. Fish and...
View ArticleTexas Whooping Crane Advocates Win Reprieve in Water War
Texas was ordered to temporarily stop issuing new water permits for a river system that supplies dozens of Central Texas cities, power generators and petrochemical plants to ensure enough water reaches...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists score a win in case with big water implications
In a case with significant implications for how much water is set aside for environmental purposes, a federal judge Monday held that the Texas state environmental agency is responsible for the deaths...
View ArticleJudge rules against Texas in whooping crane case
A federal judge found Texas officials responsible for the deaths of nearly two-dozen whooping cranes and ordered the state to develop a conservation plan that would protect the last naturally migrating...
View ArticleFederal judge: TCEQ mismanagement contributed to deaths of whooping cranes
Mismanagement of the Guadalupe River water contributed to the death of at least 23 whooping cranes during the winter of 2008-09 in violation of the Endangered Species Act, according to a lawsuit ruling...
View ArticleBig legal victory for cranes in Texas
In a major victory for cranes and other water users on the Texas Gulf Coast, a federal judged has ruled the state’s environmental agency is responsible for the death of 23 whooping cranes during a...
View ArticleStatus of Aransas Project Suit Heard
Approximately 60 area residents and other interested people had the opportunity to hear about the status of The Aransas Project (TAP) lawsuit against the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality...
View ArticleBriefs in TAP suit target Judge Jack, Stehn and U.S. Constitution
If briefs filed regarding the verdict of The Aransas Project (TAP) lawsuit against the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality (TCEQ) are any indication, the objectivity of U.S. District Court Judge...
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