Texas beaches aren't awash in oil like those of some other Gulf Coast states, but they could be cleaner, a group of environmental advocates said today as it released an annual review of the nation's beaches.

Still, Texas had 27 percent fewer beach closings and beach health advisories in 2009 than it had in 2008, according to a report from Natural Resources Defense Council. In 2009, there were 231 days of closings and advisories, compared to 318 days the previous year.

Environment Texas, in presenting the report, said its authors could not identify causes for most of the ...

Full Post