Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a bill into law that will create a special account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, known locally as the “Ike Dike.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/2025/05/28/522457/state-legislature-passes-law-to-create-ike-dike-funding-account/

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The Texas House Committee on Natural Resources discussed a bill Wednesday that would create a Gulf Coast Protection Account to manage funds dedicated to the Coastal Texas Project, locally known as the “Ike Dike.”

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/galveston/2025/03/20/516492/house-committee-discusses-bill-to-create-gulf-funding-account-for-ike-dike-other-projects/

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The Ike Dike project has its first bit of federal funding, although it's a small fraction of the money needed to construct the multifaceted coastal barrier system that would help protect the Houston region from the impacts of a powerful hurricane.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/05/22/488366/ike-dike-project-secures-initial-federal-funding-albeit-fraction-of-needed-amount/

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