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Truth about oysters and tax dollars clash in Texas bay battle
Wayne Dolcefino outlines a dispute over STORMs 23 000 acre lease of Galveston Bay bottom and a push by Tracy Woody to legalize the deal. He accuses Woody and Rep Deshotel of pushing an unlawful bill while Oyster groups fight to keep resources in public hands. Dolcefino notes Woody’s pay as Chambers County JP and suggests conflicts of interest amid storms and harboring of oysters.
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Baytown Sun
Tracy Woody
Woody
Chambers County
Justice of the Peace
People of
Texas
Galveston Bay
State of Texas
Texas Parks and Wildlife
Galveston
Chambers Liberty County Navigation District
Texas Parks and Wildlife and General Land Office
Bay
Ben Nelson
Chambers Liberty County Navigation Districts
CLCND
STORM
Joe Deshotel
Beaumont
Deshotel
Lisa Halili
Prestige Oysters
Austin
Prestige
Halili
Legislative Committee