We've spent much of our efforts fixing toilets and sewer systems. But as proud as we are, it shouldn't be interpreted that we don't need help. Our people are desperately stretched.
Some parks are underfunded.
Now it's time to reach out to Texans who care about preserving and enhancing our natural and cultural resources. Beyond providing assistance to existing sites, the program focuses on five new projects, including Austin's Woods Habitat Area, steeped in history and a primary stopover for migratory birds in Brazoria County. The prototype is the George Bush Gallery of the National Museum of the Pacific War, which opened in June as part of the Admiral Nimitz Museum and Historical Center in Fredericksburg. And, of course, that's where most of this area's population growth is concentrated. We estimate that 460 million individual birds fly through this region every year.