Access To Texas Beaches At Risk

https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/spacex-elon-musk-beach-control-20237154.php

I have attached a link to an article regarding a current bill in Texas legislator that if passed would give Space X the ability to shutdown beaches coast wide if needed for rocket tests. I don't want this to turn political as it's B.S all the way around. I'm asking you all great Houstonians to please use the below attached template and please voice any frustration regarding potential restricted access to Texas beaches this might cause.

Thanks

Elected Public Servants;

Your constituents have become aware of SB2188 sponsored by freshman Senator Adam Hinojosa representing Corpus Christi/Victoria/RGV and its duplicate bill HB 4660 sponsored by Janie Lopez representing the Valley.

These bills are in COMPLETE VIOLATION of the TEXAS OPEN BEACHES ACT.

The Texas Open Beaches Act GUARANTEES ALL TEXANS’ rights to free and UNRESTRICTED access to public beaches along the Texas Gulf Coast.

SB2188 verbiage: “relating to space flight activities.”; “Closing of beaches for space flight activities.” “This section applies only to a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewater limits”

This legislation would be allowing for a spaceport at some point in the future that would then give SpaceX/Musk the ability to control access to our coastal beaches as they are currently doing in Boca Chica Beach in Brownsville.

We are asking for you all to respect, honor and comply with the TEXAS OPEN BEACHES ACT. Represent your constituents and vote AGAINST SB2188.

We will be monitoring your voting positions with regards to these bills and will handle accordingly come re-election time.

Represent your constituents by protecting their rights under the TEXAS OPEN BEACHES ACT.

Signed,

Your voting community member, (Insert Name & City Here)