Texas Oil Spill Reaches Down-State Beaches

Image source: Breitbart Texas

Tar balls from the oil tanker spill that occurred in Galveston Bay on March 22nd have reached Mustang Island and the beaches of Port Aransas along the southern Texas coast.  Crews were immediately on hand to begin the cleanup process.

According to an article in the Houston Chronicle, about 90 responders were hitting the beaches of Mustang Island and North Padre Island to cleanup quarter-sized to three inch tar balls…

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Source: Breitbart Texas

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