Two South Texas tribes and a local environmental group are calling on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revoke a federal permit for a proposed export terminal at Donnel Point, saying new environmental and cultural findings invalidate the original approval.
In a letter sent this week by attorneys with Earthjustice and the University of Texas Environmental Law Clinic, the Karankawa Tribe, the Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe, and the Coastal Watch Association urged the Corps to revoke the 2016 permit, conduct new environmental and cultural reviews, and deny any future permit extensions. The groups also asked that the Karankawa and Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribes be recognized as formal parties in any future proceedings.
“This site was once a settlement of the Karankawa peoples. The Port should be open to culturally appropriate uses for this important coastal property — ones that respect both the land, the water, and the people connected to it,” said Love Sanchez, founder of Indigenous Peoples of the Coastal Bend…