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New information added on September 16, 2007

Additional Helpful Organizations
Additional Helpful
Organizations

Texas Justice Foundation
address

Additional Resources
Additional Resources

“Biosphere Reserves in Action: Case Studies of the American Experience:
Published by the United States Man and the Biosphere Program (U.S. MAB, June 1995.”

Includes studies of 12 major UNESCO Biosphere Reserves in the U.S.
The Biosphere Reserves in Texas:

3. Chihuahuan Desert Biosphere Reserve
map

link to main page

See our
Biosphere Reserves Index Page
for links to all 12 studies

Websites
Websites

Houston Property Rights Association
www.houston.com
address

Land Guard
Protecting the property rights of farmers, ranchers, landowners. Enroll in LandGuard for legal consultations and access to representation by a leading property rights attorney.
www.landguard.org
address

Texas State Legislature
link

 

State News

  • Carol W. LaGrasse“New Wave of UNESCO World Heritage Sites Proposed” - By Carol W. LaGrasse (PRFA Position Brief, June 2007)
    This spring, the National Park Service announced that 36 locations in the United States have been proposed for UNESCO World Heritage Sites, adding to the twenty that already are designated in this country. Such international recognition potentially threatens private property rights because preservationists could exploit the designation to stop the use of land in the region just beyond a sites borders.
    More on this topic: Biosphere Reserves & World Heritage Sites

The Van Leuzen home

Photo by Kevin Bartram
Galveston County Daily News,
used by permission.
  • “Sustaining a Local Property Rights Group” - Barry Klein, President Houston Property Rights Association, Reprinted from Proceedings of the Fifth Annual New York Conference on Private Property Rights (PRFA 2000)
    Sustaining the property rights association that leads the battle to keep zoning out of Houston involves a sophisticated, thorough knowledge of urban affairs; weekly meetings hosting worthwhile speakers; a regular newsletter; political organizing; and the sustenance of volunteers and funding.
    More on this topic: Zoning & Building Codes — National

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