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March Oil Spill One of Many in Texas Each Year

The March oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel is just one of the hundreds of spills occurring in Galveston Bay each year. The Houston Chronicle reports that statistics from the Houston Advanced Research Center show that Galveston Bay has …

Ferry Service Resumes After Texas Oil Spill

The Texas Department of Transportation says full ferry service has resumed between Galveston and Bolivar Peninsula after a weekend oil spilled closed the Houston Ship Channel. The agency said Wednesday that travelers should continue to use caution as oily conditions …