Not sure when Brazoria, TX became another country...
This picture was taken about 6 weeks ago.
This picture was taken about 6 weeks ago.
YellowPot_97 said:
What can a person do to affect a change for the better?
LEJ said:
Good work. I'm working on putting something together with Backcountry Hunters & Anglers later in spring
Agmechanic said:
RAISE PARK ENTRY FEES
THIS IS A SIMPLE ECONOMICS ISSUE
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Your Friend said:
I try and avoid any public land on weekends, holidays, or during summer
BenFiasco14 said:
Pretty soon every park that is even somewhat popular is going to start doing the reservation system that places like Jacob's Well and Hamilton Pool does, where you have to book your trip months in advance, or weeks (if you can get a random weekday off from work)
Enchanted Rock is about to implement this as well
They still haven't opened the Big Satan on the Devils River, and that was purchased near 8 years ago. So, don't hold your breath.Shoefly! said:
Whatever happened to the ranch between Indianola and Port O'Conner? The Powderhorn Ranch was given to the state 4 yrs ago and I read that it would open after all ecosystem life was documented. I guess it's a long study.
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But do we really want enjoyment of our parks to be an economic issue?
Not to get all political, but do we really want to price out some of our fellow Texans so they can't enjoy the state parks? What if it's you that's being priced out?
I'm not a left leaning guy generally, but I absolutely don't want some poor single mother not to be able to take her son/daughter to a state park because it costs her $50 instead of $25 to get in and that means having to chose between dinner and a visit to public land. Entry fees should be cheap and only used to cover basic expenses of the park land. I'm all about using the ear marked tax dollars to buy and develop new public lands and making natural areas more accessible to anyone that wants to take advantage.Neches21 said:Quote:
But do we really want enjoyment of our parks to be an economic issue?
Not to get all political, but do we really want to price out some of our fellow Texans so they can't enjoy the state parks? What if it's you that's being priced out?
Matching National Parks (or even a little more) isn't that expensive that it prices people out. If you can't afford the cost to get into a national park then you probably can't afford the gas that it would take to get there anyway
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State lawmakers aim to lock in funding for Texas parks, historic sites
In 1993, the Legislature passed a law that said state parks and historic sites could receive all of the money generated by a tax on the sale of sporting goods. Since then, state lawmakers have given the parks department only about 40 percent of those collections.
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State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham, and Rep John P. Cyrier, R-Lockhart, have filed legislation that would ensure that the state parks department always gets the maximum amount of money it is authorized to receive from a tax on the sale of sporting goods to maintain parks and build new ones but only if voters approve it.
In 1993, state lawmakers passed legislation allowing up to 94 percent of the Sporting Goods Sales Tax to go to parks, with the other 6 percent earmarked for the Texas Historical Commission, which maintains the state's 22 historic sites. But over the next two decades, they allocated just 40 percent of the tax to the parks system.
Kolkhorst and Cyrier's legislation aims to amend the Texas Constitution to ensure that the state parks department and historical commission always receive the entirety of sporting goods tax collections. If passed by the Legislature joint resolutions require approval from two-thirds of both the House and Senate the proposed amendment would be placed on the November general election ballot.
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