The fish, most of them Gulf menhaden, which are often used for bait, washed up “by the thousands.” Video showed thousands of fish carcasses on the surface of the water at Bryan Beach.

UPDATE: Monday, June 12 Beaches near Freeport, Texas have mostly been cleared of hundreds of thousands of dead fish that first washed ashore on Friday and continued to roll in throughout the weekend.

In 2019, the State of Texas filled in Rollover Pass, desecrating a hallowed spot that granted fish easy access between the Gulf of Mexico and the sheltering waters of eastern Galveston Bay.

In 2019, the State of Texas filled in Rollover Pass, desecrating a hallowed spot that granted fish easy access between the Gulf of Mexico and the sheltering waters of eastern Galveston Bay.

The Coast Guard seized nearly 3,000 pounds of red snapper on board five lanchas in the Texas Gulf on December 9, 2023. From two stops on that day, the crews obtained approximately 2,640 pounds of ...