Texas Sealife Center awarded $500,000 in ARPA funds and grants from Nueces County for expansions

Texas Sealife Center awarded $500,000 in ARPA funds and grants from Nueces County for expansions

The Texas Sealife Center on Padre Island will soon begin construction on a new animal hospital, funded by $500,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and a Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) grant from Nueces County."Now that we have the funds, it's great. It's great. Like I said, we're busting at the seams," Amanda Terry, the Texas Sealife Center Rehabilitation Director said.The center has been operating on Padre Island since 201…