Washington, Aug. 19 -- Rep. Randy Weber issued the following press release:

This week, Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14), alongside Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36), sent a letter urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to continue advancing the Orange County element of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Coastal Storm Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration Project (S2G) (https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/s2g/) without delay.

In 2018, Congress authorized the S2G project through the Water Resources Development Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/8/text) to reduce the devastating effects of coastal storm surge along the upper Texas coast, including Orange County communities th...