Critical Habitat Designated for Endangered Texas Plant

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today designated eight sites in Starr County as critical habitat for the Zapata bladderpod, an endangered plant growing in South Texas.

Originally sites in both Zapata and Starr counties were proposed to be included in the critical habitat designation. After a thorough study, the Service included only the sites in Starr County in the final designation, which was published in today