Indigenous Groups Campaign to Preserve Donnel Point Settlement Site in Ingleside, Texas
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Indigenous groups in South Texas are pushing to preserve Donnel Point, an ancient settlement site rediscovered last year amid industrial development on Corpus Christi Bay. The Karankawa and Carrizo/Comecrudo Tribe of Texas have urged the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers to revoke a permit for an oil terminal at the site, which is crucial to their cultural heritage. Preservation efforts face obstacles due to the influence of the oil and gas industry and the need for new federal reviews.

Dec 23, 2025, 10:23 PM