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Galveston park officials investigating illegal dumping incidents

Sarah Grunau

Posted on September 13, 2023 · Officials say someone is leaving heaps of litter including housing construction debris and trash bags at Galveston Island State Park.

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Posted on September 7, 2023 · If convicted, there's a maximum penalty of seven years in prison for illegally trafficking the migratory songbirds.

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Beaches south of Houston inundated with dead fish, likely due to rise in water temperature

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Posted on June 12, 2023 · Recent rainfall, cloudy skies and the warmer weather associated with summer likely contributed to a mass fish casualty near Freeport along the Texas Gulf Coast over the weekend.

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Posted on June 6, 2023 · The guidelines require the city to do more community outreach, monitor and provide data on its efforts to address illegal dumping, and explore additional enforcement on commercial dumpers. 

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New-and-improved Galveston Island State Park expects summer spike in visitors

Adam Zuvanich

Posted on March 31, 2023 · The 48-year-old state park fully reopened last summer after a $24 million redevelopment project to restore hurricane-damaged structures and become more resistant to future storms.

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