Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Goose Creek field is located along the northern shoreline of Tabbs Bay, an arm of Galveston Bay, at the point where Goose Creek exits to the sea. It is directly south of the city of Baytown, and about 25 miles (40 km) east of downtown Houston. Elevations on the field range from approximately 30 feet (9.1 m) at the highest well locations ...
Goose Island State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Texas, located north of the city of Rockport on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The park covers 321.4 acres (130 ha). It is surrounded by both St. Charles and Aransas Bays. The park was established on land acquired from private owners between the years 1931–35.
More than 1,200 amateur anglers participated in the 2009 tournament. Proceeds from the event were primarily contributed to Texas Children's Hospital's Renal Unit. The money raised supports patient care and research in pediatric kidney and urinary tract diseases and disorders. In 2008, $175,000 was raised from the bass fishing tournament.
Commercial fishing, particularly for oysters and shrimp, grew as a significant area industry. [41] In the early 1900s the Goose Creek Oil Field was discovered launching an oil boom at Galveston Bay. [42] In 1915 Goose Creek acquired the first offshore oil drilling site in the state and soon after refineries opened in Texas City, Baytown and ...
Nov. 1—AUSTIN — At two upcoming scoping meetings along the Gulf Coast, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will seek public comment on the future of light goose harvest management in Texas.
Goose Creek (Florida), the site of an American Civil War skirmish; Goose Creek (Idaho), a tributary of Little Salmon River; Goose Creek (Snake River) in Idaho, Utah, and Nevada; Goose Creek (Iowa River), a river in Iowa; Goose Creek (Louisville, Kentucky), a tributary of the Ohio River; Goose Creek (Oneida, Kentucky), a tributary of the ...
A static top four in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings will be followed by a series of key decisions involving one-, two- and three-loss teams.. Maybe the biggest debate will be ...
Baytown is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Harris and Chambers counties. Located in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area, it lies on the northern side of the Galveston Bay complex near the outlets of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou.