Coastal Data & Maps

Programs Image Adopt-A-Beach The Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach program began in 1986 and is an all-volunteer beach cleanup effort dedicated to keeping Texas beaches clean and educating our communities about the harmful effects of marine debris on our beaches. Each year, thousands of volunteers participate in this free community event to help remove trash and debris from Texas beaches. Adopt-A-Beach Cleanups are held in February in South Texas, and April and September in multiple locations all along the Texas coast . Visit TexasAdoptABeach.com Image TCOON TCOON is managed through cooperative agreements between the Texas General Land Office, the Texas Water Development Board, the Army Corps of Engineers and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The network is operated and maintained by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Ocean Service. Visit TCOON Image TEXAS BEACHWATCH The Texas Beach Watch Program collects water samples from approximately 167 stations along the Texas coast in San Patricio counties. Samples are collected weekly during the peak beach season from May through September and every other week from October through April. In March, weekly samples are collected for Beach Watch stations on all gulf beaches to coincide with spring break. Visit TexasBeachWatch.com Legislative Reports Coastal Management Program Biennial Report 2021 – 2022 Report submitted to the Texas Legislature summarizing the effectiveness of the Coastal Management Program. CEPRA Report to the 88th Texas Legislature Report submitted to the Texas Legislature summarizing critical erosion areas, erosion response projects and those projects' economic and natural resource benefits. 2020 Coastwide Erosion Response Plan Report identifying critical coastal erosion areas and prioritizing coastal erosion response studies. Guides Homeowner's Handbook to Prepare for Coastal Natural Hazards General information for homeowners about coastal storms and how to retrofit to be more resilient to these weather events. Viviendoas para Enfrentar los Desatres Naturals Costeros en Texas Beach and Bay Access - Texas Coasts TxCoasts.com is a web-app, with over 600 destinations for breakers, anyone anywhere who wants to find the right Texas beach or boat ramp for their summer fun. Oil Spill Tool Kit The Oil spill Toolkit website houses all Area Contingency Plans (ACPs) within Coast Guard District 8, maps covering and Florida, Regional Response Team (RRT) guidance and documents, ICS Forms (in and Spanish), Response Plans, NOAA Job Aids, SCAT Forms, Internet links and oceanographic and meteorological information and much, much more. The Toolkit is a response tool brought to you through a combined effort of the Texas General Land Office, Coast Guard District 8, and NOAA, as well as contributions from many of our sister State and Federal partners. OIL SPILL TOOL KIT Shoreline Change Atlas Long-term historical shoreline change rates of the Texas coast. https://coastal.beg.utexas.edu/shorelinechange2019/ Resource Management Codes Resource Management Codes assist potential bidders by providing the best available information on natural resource concerns that may be associated with leasing state land tracts,  and assist them with project planning efforts and development guidelines for activities within the tracts. Coastal Resource Management Viewer Coastal Habitat Restoration GIS