Established in 1963 as the Anahuac NWR, the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge is located on the upper Texas Coast in Chambers County.

In the winter, the refuge hosts large concentrations of waterfowl making it a popular site for public hunting.

Other species sought by birdwatchers include American bittern, seaside sparrow, fulvous whistling-duck, and black rail.

[1] Three other national wildlife refuges on the Texas coast - Brazoria, San Bernard and Big Boggy - form a vital complex of coastal wetlands harboring more than 300 bird species.

On March 4, 2025, during his second term's first address to a Joint Session of Congress, President Donald Trump announced he had renamed the refuge after Jocelyn Nungaray, a 12-year-old girl from nearby Houston who was murdered.