McALLEN — Texas officials tasked with managing and conserving state parks were gearing up this month to cede control of more than 1,000 acres of public land that’s treasured for its natural habitat and beaches along the Gulf coast in Cameron County.
An agenda to discuss the issue behind closed doors, which was shared with The Texas Tribune, was drafted for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s commission meeting to be held in early November.
But after the item was pulled from the final agenda, the commission is staying silent on the issue and fighting to prevent a record of that planned discussion from reaching the public’s eyes…