BEACH / FISHING ACCESS

The Recreational Fishing Alliance
Texas State Chapter

Important !

Be sure to vote YES on Proposition 9 on November 3, 2009
To amend the Texas Constitution to ensure public beach access for ALL Texans.

http://www.votefortexasbeaches.org/

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Access To Our Texas Beaches

It is the position of RFA / TEXAS that access to fishing areas is a critical element of the rights of the recreational angler. This includes access by foot, motor vehicle and boat, to our beaches, shorelines, bays, and estuaries. We are fighting to preserve those rights for the current and future generations of coastal anglers.

Unfortunately, the ability of the people to access their beaches is being threatened more and more as time passes and more coastal areas are subjected to development. We currently are deeply involved in Beach Access Issues, and are prepared to submit the matter for Judicial Review.

According to the Texas Open Beach Act, any current access that is restricted must be replaced by equal or better access. What better access can there be than total open (including vehicular) access? Anything less constitutes not only a violation of the letter and the spirit of the Open Beaches Act, but it is also a violation of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law, and the Equal Protection Clause (Section 1) of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution.

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To those who would claim that beach access is not a fishing rights issue:
How about we close your favorite bay to boats, install a couple of piers & tell you no one is interfering with your right to fish ?

View the entire Texas Open Beaches Act.

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10/26/2009