GALVESTON, Texas -- Oyster reefs are one of the worlds most threatened marine habitats. In Galveston Bay alone, more than 50 percent of the oyster reefs have been damaged or destroyed in recent years, ...

When Texas officials opened the first application cycle in decades to permit private oyster leases in the Gulf's public waters - a plan proponents hope will help restore the state's depleted oyster ...

Texas Parks & Wildlife has seen dramatic results after overhauling a voluntary buyback program aimed at easing pressure on the state's beleaguered oyster reefs, officials said. In its recently ...

SAN ANTONIO – One man’s trash is giving an entire ecosystem a second chance. Oyster shells that would normally be discarded in San Antonio are now being collected to help restore threatened oyster ...