Beach Drive: Public Rights and Private Property: A Documentary Film
Description:
The Texas Open Beaches Act states that the public beach extends from the water up to the line of vegetation. Once a privately-owned property is submerged, it transfers into state ownership. Because of severe erosion and the shifting nature of vegetation, the Village of Surfside has lost several rows of houses and streets and, currently, over thirty houses are located on the public beach obstructing public access in violation of the Texas Open Beaches Act. The extreme erosion in this small villa…
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Date:
August 2006
Creator:
Schoenbaechler, Jessica
Partner:
UNT Libraries