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TPWD to begin public notice for an 8.1‑acre release at Lake Corpus Christi State Park and a 3‑acre exchange at Government Canyon SNA
Summary
The commission authorized staff to begin public‑notice and comment on (1) a City of Corpus Christi request to release about 8.1 acres within leased Lake Corpus Christi State Park so the city may lease the tracts to the City of Mathis for water‑well infrastructure and (2) a proposed 3‑acre land exchange at Government Canyon State Natural Area with Bexar County ESD No. 7 for a fire station.
The commission authorized staff to begin public‑notice and comment processes on two land matters in Texas state parks.
At Lake Corpus Christi State Park (San Patricio County), staff described a request from the City of Corpus Christi to release approximately 8.1 acres from the park's leased footprint so the city may lease the parcels to the City of Mathis for installation and maintenance of water wells adjacent to an existing Mathis water‑treatment plant. TPWD staff said the parcels do not provide recreational opportunities in their current configuration and that disposition would not hinder park operations; the commission authorized staff to begin the public‑notice process.
At Government Canyon State Natural Area (Bexar County) staff detailed a proposed land exchange of roughly 3 acres with Bexar County Emergency Services District No. 7 to permit construction of a new fire station to improve emergency response near Callison Ranch. TPWD told the commission both parcels have been appraised and that the department will retain access for pedestrian and vehicle emergency passage; commissioners authorized staff to begin public notice and comment on the exchange.
Why it matters: Dispositions and exchanges of park land trigger public‑notice, appraisal and comment requirements. The Lake Corpus Christi request involves utility infrastructure adjacent to a state park; the Government Canyon exchange is intended to improve local emergency response capability.
What's next: TPWD will begin the formal public‑notice and comment processes required by statute and return to the commission with public comments and appraisal documentation.
