Public outcry over a proposed 17-ft wall and other physical barriers to prevent storm surge along the Texas coast has led the Army Corps of Engineers to switch gears. Now, the Corps will focus on more nature-based solutions such as beaches and sand dune systems.
In October, the Corps and Texas General Land Office released the Coastal Texas Protection and Restoration Study Draft Integrated Feasibility Report, which outlined approximately $32 billion in projects with multiple lines of defense to improve the resiliency of the Texas coast to future storm events.