Environment Texas Research and Policy Center staff and volunteers took samples from waterways around the state.

Credit: Courtesy Photo / Jason Waite Photography Researchers found microplastics in 76 of the 77 sites sampled in a new research report that's being billing as the first statewide survey of plastic waste in Texas waterways.

The study Microplastic in Texas: A survey of the coast and waterways of the Lone Star State, released by Environment Texas Research & Policy Center, included samples collected along the Texas Gulf Coast as well as lakes, rivers and streams, including Leon Creek in San Antonio.