Conservation Almanac

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Texas

Texas Profile of State Programs and Policy Framework

Highlighted Local Programs

Texas

Highlighted State Programs

Texas

State Policy Framework

Texas

Disclaimer

To avoid double counting acres where multiple programs contributed to the acquisition of a single parcel, the parcel acreage is only aggregated under the program that provided the majority of funding. For example, if the chart displays a dollar amount greater than $0, but also shows 0 acres, it is because the program was not the primary contributor for any parcels in that year.

Highlighted Local Programs

Local Programs incude:



Cedar Park

City of Austin

Dallas

Hays County

Irving

Plano

San Antonio

Travis County

YearAcresDollars
2008 4,083.9 $37,733,895
2007 1,304.2 $69,014,333
2006 1,424.5 $3,869,611
2005 5,364.1 $34,497,878
2004 1,635.7 $6,174,418
2003 879.2 $7,322,388
2002 2,703.2 $5,828,300
2001 3,208.0 $3,482,950
2000 2,965.1 $16,788,162
1999 5,031.5 $37,621,687
1998 4,300.3 $37,050,168
Totals 32,899.7 $259,383,791

Highlighted State Programs

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

The Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) use proceeds from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses as well as the sale of a Horned Toad license plate to fund land acquisition. TPWD also administers the Local Park Grant Programs, which encompass six separate grants. These include: Outdoor Recreation, Indoor Recreation, Urban Outdoor Recreation, Urban Indoor Recreation, Small Community and Regional Outdoor Recreation (this program is currently suspended). Funding for the Local Park Grant Program is provided through the sales tax generated by the sale of specific sporting goods.

YearAcresDollars
2008 36,604.2 $0
2007 9,470.0 $0
2005 34,560.7 $7,375,295
2004 909.5 $2,530,775
2003 32,519.0 $2,268,976
2002 211.2 $288,759
2001 2,507.2 $462,279
2000 2,562.6 $996,653
1999 538.3 $260,798
1998 4,992.0 $501,057
Total124,874.7 $14,684,595

State Policy Framework

Substantial State Investment

Enable Local Financing

State Incentive for Local Land Conservation

Public-Private Partnerships

Conservation Tax Credits

Federal Partnerships

Some data was not provided on a yearly basis, but rather as an aggregate figure. In this case we have distributed total acres acquired and/or dollars spent evenly by year.