It's unclear what led up to the barge strike, but we're told no injuries have been reported, traffic has been shut down in both directions and classes at Texas A&M were canceled for the day.
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Galveston officials also tell KPRC 2′s Assignments Editor Terrence Kelly the U.S. Coast Guard has been called to help with the oil spill and TxDot engineers are responding to help. KPRC 2 Investigates’ Robert Arnold also says per a Galveston official the intercostal waterway will be shut down, due to the oil spill spreading in that direction.
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