CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For more than four decades, the Texas coast has been ground zero in the fight to save endangered sea turtles, from rescuing cold-stunned animals to protecting fragile nests along the sand.
Now, Nueces County leaders say that responsibility is quietly shifting.
County Commissioner Brent Chesney says the National Park Service is pulling back from its long-held role overseeing sea turtle stranding and nesting programs previously managed by Padre Island National Seashore, leaving local agencies scrambling to keep the effort alive…