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Shrimpers Welcome Season with New State Law

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At the Port of Brownsville, the Texas Shrimp Association has a reason to celebrate when both Texas and federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico officially open for the shrimp season on July 15. After years of facing a flood of cheap, foreign shrimp imports, Texas shrimpers recently received support from state lawmakers. During the 89th legislative session, lawmakers passed Senate Bill 823 requiring food service suppliers, wholesalers and distributors…

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Shrimping Season Begins With a Blessing

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The Rev. Mark Watters blessing the trawler at the Brownsville Shrimp Basin

Shrimping in the Gulf of Mexico has been a way of life for thousands from the Brownsville/Port Isabel area to the Texas upper coast.  It’s also been the livelihood for hundreds of others who come from as far as Mexico and Central America. Each new shrimp season usually starts on July 15, or a month and a half after hurricane season begins. But just as the farmers of the land face…

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